What We Know — and Don't — About Slayings of Ohio Dentist and Wife, Found Dead with Sobbing Children Nearby By Liam Quinn

The suspected murders of an Ohio dentist and his wife remain unsolved and police are still searching for who could have killed the parents of two.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were found fatally shot inside their Columbus home on Dec. 30, while their children were in the house crying.

Since then, no suspect has been caught and police have asked for the public’s help in identifying a potential person of interest.

Here is everything we know so far about the shocking slayings:

How Were the Bodies Found?

Spencer, 37, and Monique, 39, were found in their home on Dec. 30 by police officers responding to a request for a wellness check, PEOPLE previously reported. Both were pronounced dead on scene.

WLWT reported that the wellness check was requested by a co-worker and then by a neighbor.

The couple’s children were inside the home at the time the bodies were discovered, but they were unharmed.

According to CNN, Spencer’s friend told a 911 dispatcher that they could hear children crying in the home but that he wasn’t able to get inside.

“I can hear kids inside, and I think I heard one yell,” a caller told a 911 dispatcher, per CNN. “But, we can’t get in.”

What Were the Causes of Death?

The apparent causes of death for Spencer and Monique were gunshot wounds, the Office of Franklin County Coroner Nathaniel R. Overmire previously told PEOPLE.

The official causes of death are still pending further assessments, including toxicology reports.

Police said Spencer had been shot multiple times and that Monique had been shot at least once in the chest, WSYX previously reported.

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Police Don’t Suspect a Murder-Suicide

The Columbus Division of Police, per CNN and WSYX, are investigating the Tepes’ deaths as a double homicide, rather than a murder-suicide.

Because no firearms were found in the home, authorities believe the chances of a murder-suicide are nearly impossible, according to the outlets. However, there were reportedly also no obvious signs of forced entry.

Potential Person of Interest

On Monday, Jan. 5, Columbus police released footage of a person of interest in the killings.

The video shows a person in an alleyway near the couple’s home during the time police believe the murders occurred.

According to the news release containing the video, police said they believe Spencer and Monique were killed in the upstairs of their home between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30.

The person of interest is seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with lighter pants and their hands in their pockets, though their face was not seen.

Spencer’s brother-in-law Rob Misleh expressed some skepticism in an interview with NewsNation.

“I do think, you know, suspicious-looking person there,” he said. “It also very well could be … somebody walking home drunk from a bar.”

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Where Are the Couple’s Children?

Spencer and Monique’s children, whose ages have not been publicly revealed, are now being cared for by Misleh, according to NewsNation.

Misleh told WLWT that the Tepes “lived for their children.”

“Spencer was an avid golfer,” he told the outlet. “Mo was an avid runner. And, you know, they still did those things. They put those aside when, when the kids are born and their lives became about their children and, you know, sharing their children with, with all of us and, and just loving them.”

A GoFundMe has been started to raise money for the children. It has raised over $160,000.