Police identified a mother, grandmother and four children as investigators await autopsy findings.
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — Six family members, including four children, were found dead Tuesday evening inside a Harris Avenue apartment after officers were sent there for a welfare check, Mechanicville police said.
Police identified the dead as Amy Steadman, 64; her daughter, Sarah Myers, 44; and Myers’ four children: Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin Harmon and Gracelynn Harmon. The deaths are being treated as a criminal investigation while authorities wait for final autopsy findings.
Officers were called at about 6:20 p.m. Tuesday to Steadman’s apartment at John S. Moore Homes, a public housing complex on Harris Avenue. Police said the bodies were found inside Steadman’s home. Myers and her children lived in another unit in the same complex. A neighbor said the welfare check was requested after the family had not been heard from for about two weeks. Mechanicville Police Chief Bill Rabbitt said investigators have found no evidence that anyone outside the family group was involved. Police also said there was no known threat to the public.
Investigators from Mechanicville police, New York State Police and the coroner’s office remained at the apartment complex Tuesday night and returned Wednesday. Evidence technicians processed the home while officers blocked off the area. Police had not released the cause or manner of death by Wednesday night. They also had not said when the six people died, whether any weapons were found or what evidence led them to say no additional person appeared to be involved. “Investigators are treating this as a criminal investigation while awaiting the results of the autopsies,” Rabbitt said in a written statement.
The discovery shook the small Saratoga County city north of Albany. Neighbors described a quiet scene before police and emergency vehicles filled the complex. Amanda Gary, who lives nearby, said the deaths were hard to understand because children were involved. “It’s very upsetting knowing there’s four little babies,” Gary said. The Mechanicville City School District said it was aware of the deaths and would make counseling available to students. Officials did not say whether all four children attended district schools.
The family ties became clearer Wednesday after police released the victims’ names. Steadman was Myers’ mother and the children’s grandmother. Court and family details reported Wednesday showed the children’s father, Brady Harmon, lived in Utah and had expected to see them in July under a custody agreement. Harmon said he had not seen the children since 2019. “I went from I’m seeing my kids to I’ll never see my kids again,” he said. Relatives urged the public not to make assumptions while investigators worked through the evidence.
Authorities said autopsies had been completed, with more information expected Thursday morning. The next steps include reviewing medical findings, confirming a timeline and comparing evidence from the apartment with interviews from neighbors and relatives. Police said the case remains active. No charges had been announced Wednesday, and officials had not described the deaths as a murder-suicide, homicide or accident. The main unanswered questions remained how the six died, when they died and what happened before officers entered the apartment.
The Harris Avenue apartment remained the center of the investigation Wednesday night. Police said more details would be released after the autopsy review and family notifications. For now, officials said there was no known danger to the public and no evidence of another person’s involvement.
Author note: Last updated Wednesday, June 24, 2026.