There's a sense of sadness in the community of Timmins, after news linking a family of four to a suspicious car fire. 

Last Friday three bodies were found in a burned out car and a fourth body was found nearby. 

While police cannot name the victims until autopsies are complete, people in the city are preparing for the results.

Residents on Waterloo Road in Timmins tell CTV News they can't stop thinking about their neighbors, the Gagnon family, and that they haven’t seen them since Friday. 

Police were called to Price Road around 6 pm on Friday, where they came upon a burned out 2004 Chrysler Intrepid that was either blue or green in colour, and four bodies. Three were found inside the car and one nearby.  Post mortem examinations are being done in Toronto this week.

Timmins Police await results before officially releasing names of the deceased, but they confirm they cannot locate 37-year-old Joey Gagnon, 34-year-old Tammy Robitaille Gagnon, 16-year-old Cole Gagnon or 14-year-old Brandi Gagnon. 

Marc Depatie is the Community Liaison Officer for Timmins Police Service.

"If you've seen one of them or a group of them together or what have you, the matter is that we're able to determine where they were at any given point in time that assists in piecing this together." said Depatie.

Neighbours say they've lived beside the Gagnons for nine years and didn't see anything like this coming.  Their daughters had sleepovers and played outside together.  They describe Joey as a hard-working father and say the family kept to themselves.

The catholic school board is also responding to the tragic event giving access to various services including pastoral care. 

Tricia Stefanic Weltz is the Director of Education for Northeastern Catholic District School Board.

"We're trying to respond as best we can, given the circumstances and the lack of information that we do have right now.  Our primary concern is to ensure our students and our staff know that our schools are a safe place where they can access the support they need to make it through today and the days that will follow." said Stefanic Weltz.

With the release of photos, police say some information is trickling in, but more is needed. They require further details to complete a timeline leading up to the discovery of the burned out car.