CANTON, Texas (KLTV) - The Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office held a news conference Friday, offering new details on recent fire and shooting deaths that have rocked the community.

According to Sheriff Kevin Bridger, the mother and four children killed in the house fire that broke out Wednesday morning were related to a sheriff's investigator.

A sheriff's deputy said the mother was the daughter of Investigator Donny Henson, making the children his grandchildren."As sheriff it is my responsibility to lead us through hard times," Bridger said.