Five members of a Washington state family were found dead Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide after someone told police that one of the family members sent them a text message saying they had “harmed others” in the home. home.
Clark County sheriff’s deputies were called to the northeast Vancouver home for a welfare check around 1 p.m. Sunday after a person close to the family requested one, authorities said.
The unidentified caller told police they had received a text message from a family member saying they had “harmed others” inside the home, KPTV reported.
When officers arrived and couldn’t contact anyone inside, they called for backup from a tactical team, officials said.
Using a flying drone, officers were able to determine that several people inside the home were likely dead, authorities said.
Five members of a Washington state family were found dead Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide. FOX 12 Oregon
Emergency medical and tactical teams stormed the home and found five people shot to death.
The deaths appeared to be a murder-suicide, deputies said. The alleged murderer was found along with his four deceased relatives, they said.
Deputies said they do not believe there is any current danger to the community at large.
Authorities have not shared the names of the deceased. FOX 12 Oregon
Authorities have not named the deceased.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to the Post’s request for comment.
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