Mom, 43, found dead one day after her husband and two young sons were found shot to death

Sarwat Lodhi, 43, was found dead today of Route 376 in upstate New York
Her husband and two sons were found shot to death yesterday
Police say they are not looking for a suspect and called the deaths a 'family tragedy'

PUBLISHED: 17:07 EST, 22 November 2013 | UPDATED: 17:07 EST, 22 November 2013

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A woman has been found dead one day after she was reported missing and her husband and two sons were found dead in Dutchess County, upstate New York.

Sarwat Lodhi, 43, was found today off Route 376 in Wappinger after police conducted an extensive search for the wife and mother.

Yesterday, police found Lohdi's husband Abbas Lodhi, 49, and one of their two sons dead of shotgun wounds in a car in a Pleasant Valley supermarket carpark. Another son was found in dead in the family home nearby.

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Family drama: Police in upstate New York are looking for Sarwat Lodhi, 43 (center), who they say may be injured, after her two sons Zain, 9, and Mugthba, 13, were found shot dead along with their father

Shocking discovery: Abbas Lodhi, 49, and one of his sons were found shot dead in the parking lot of this A & P supermarket in Pleasant Valley

The two children have been identified as Zain Lodhi, 9, and Mugthba Lodhi, age 13.

Ryan said a shotgun believed to have been used in the killing was found with the car.

Yesterday, law enforcement officials said they were looking for Sarwat Lodhi but would not reveal how she was injured or whether she was the children's mother, saying only that she was a member of the immediate family and may be in need of medical attention.

However, Sarwat Lodhi’s Facebook page features a photo of her flanked by her two sons, one of whom appears older than the other. The image was posted in mid-August.

Murder weapon: State troopers recovered a shotgun from the scene they believe was used in the killings

‘I think it's one of the most or more tragic things I have seen,’ Ryan said at a news conference. 'I find myself having two young boys that - it's emotional seeing what has happened to these kids. I couldn't even put into words how tragic it is for all of us.'

Pleasant Valley is a town of about 9,000 residents about 75 miles north of New York City, near Poughkeepsie.

According to online records, Abbas Lodhi owned a pharmacy in Hyde Park. Sarwat Lodhi, nee Bhatti, is listed as a resident of nearby Goshen.

State police responded to the parking lot of the A & P supermarket in Pleasant Valley at 8.30am after getting a 911 call about dead bodies in a car.