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Five people were found dead at a home in Ohio on Thursday night in what police are calling a quadruple murder-suicide.
Officers responded to a home in Lake Township for a wellness check at about 7:30 p.m., the Uniontown Police Department released in a statement on the department’s Facebook page.
When they got there, the release said, five family members were found dead inside the home, about 15 miles southeast of the city of Akron.
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Victim’s identities not yet released
Police have not yet released the identities of the victims or said who the suspected killer is.
Their cause of death and a motive in the killings also was not immediately known on Friday.
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A domestic dispute
Officers believe the incident was a domestic dispute that became deadly and that it is being investigated as a quadruple homicide-suicide.
No other people are believed to be involved at this time.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called Thursday night to help collect and document evidence.
Agency spokesman Steve Irwin said updates will be provided through Uniontown police.
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