Five people were found shot dead in a “tragic scene” of apparent domestic violence at a home in a tiny town in Washington state early Monday, according to a report.
Cops made the grim discovery after responding to multiple 911 calls of a shooting at the house in Fall City on the outskirts of Seattle just before 5 a.m., King5 reported.
The gunman – reported to be a “brother” – apparently tried to hang himself after opening fire on his relatives, multiple sources told KIRO 7.
Cops found multiple bodies at a house in Fall City on the outskirts of Seattle, Wash., just before 5 a.m. Monday. KING 5It wasn’t clear if the shooter was among the dead.
When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they found some people who had called 911 holed inside a bathroom, sources said.
Authorities haven’t said publicly how many bodies were found at the property or how many others might have been injured.
A neighbor with medical experience was found helping to treat one the injured when first responders arrived.
King County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Mellis only said authorities encountered a “tragic scene” and that they are probing multiple homicides.
He added that the murders were possibly tied to a domestic violence incident and that there was no ongoing threat to the community.
“I can say that it’s going to be really a tragic event for the community, for anybody who has any connection out here,” he said. “It’s going to affect a lot of people.”
The investigation, which the sheriff’s office described as “massive,” was still ongoing, and other agencies had been called in to help.
“That implies that this is a significant scene that is going to take a lot of expertise, a lot of time,” Mellis said.
Authorities said there was no history of prior calls to the home.
Fall City, about 30 miles outside Seattle, is a riverside town with a population of roughly 2,000.






