Cops found the lifeless bodies at a home in Koenigs Wusterhausen, just south of Berlin, on Saturday.
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They were alerted by a witness who had seen their lifeless bodies in the house, according to a statement from police.
According to
Der Tagesspiegel, a call was lodged a few minutes before noon after the called found it strange that the family not been seen outside their house.
They found two adults, both 40, and children aged four, eight, and 10, dead from gunshot and stab wounds.
It's unclear whether they were killed by an intruder or if this was a committed by one of the members before taking their life.
A forensic team from the Brandenburg Institute for Forensic Medicine is at the scene meanwhile, police have launched an investigation.
German media have reported the family had been in quarantine due to Covid-19.
Senior prosecutor Gernot Bantleon said the killings were most likely "a homicide crime" but would not provide any further information.
Königs Wusterhausen is located south-east of Berlin in the Brandenburg district of Dahme-Spreewald and has roughly 40,000 residents.
Senzig, the district where the bodies were found, lies between fields and lakes and is a popular spot for families.