( CNN ) -- The deaths of a father and his two daughters , whose bodies were discovered at Fort Hood , Texas , are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide , Army officials said Wednesday . The bodies of the 43-year-old man and the two girls , ages 9 and 4 , were found in on-post housing Tuesday morning , the Army said in a statement . The three were dependents of a female soldier who recently returned from an overseas deployment , it said . `` Although a final determination has not been made and the investigation is continuing , early indications are the deaths are possibly the result of a tragic murder-suicide involving the husband and the two children , '' the statement said . Autopsies are being conducted by the Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner , the Army said . The identities of the dead have not been released pending notification of next of kin . CNN 's Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report .
bodies of a man , 43 , and his daughters , ages 3 and 4 , were discovered recently . They were found in on - base storage at Fort Hood , authorities say . ` ` Early indications are the deaths are possibly the result of a tragic murder - suicide , '' the Army says . The three were dependents of a female soldier who recently returned from a deployment .