In Washington, they killed the family of a construction magnate and their housekeeper

In Washington, a resonant murder occurred in the prestigious area: the head of the largest construction company of the United States, Savvas Savopulos, his family and a housekeeper, were found dead. The mansion tried to set fire to, four bodies found firefighters who arrived to extinguish. The mansion is cordoned off, detectives and arson experts work on the spot, Daily Mail reports.

The victims were the 46-year-old head of the major company American Iron Works, Savvas Savopolus and his 47-year-old wife, Amy Savopolus, their 10-year-old son Philip and 57-year-old housekeeper. The couple also had two daughters who at the time of the murder were in the panic school.

The murder occurred inside a luxurious mansion located in the north-west of the American capital in one of its most prestigious regions. “At least three victims were injured with a knife or a dull object. All four were killed. After the murder, the house was set on fire. This happened on Thursday afternoon,” said Katie Lanyr, head of the police.

She clarified that "there were no signs of violent penetration into the house, and investigators, most likely, would collect evidence for several days."

NBC4 reports that the police are studying the recordings of surveillance cameras located near the house.

"The police collects information about the 2008 Porsche family, which was discovered on Thursday evening in Maryland, northeast of the crime scene. The car was also set on fire," the police chief said.

The luxurious mansion of the dead, the cost of which is about $ 4.5 million, is in one of the most prestigious areas of Washington. A two minutes of walking is located a quarter where large diplomatic workers and US officials live, in particular, US Vice President Joe Biden and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

American Iron Works is engaged in the production of building materials and installation work, this is one of the US market leaders in its field.