Authorities stated Sunday that the our bodies of seven folks had been found inside a twin house in a northwestern Minnesota metropolis however didn’t say how they died.
Police stated the victims included 4 adults and three kids. They had been discovered simply earlier than 8 p.m. Saturday by members of the family conducting a welfare test on the house in Moorhead. These members of the family referred to as police.
There have been no indicators of violence or compelled entry into the residence, police stated. Authorities usually are not actively looking for any suspects.
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“That is an absolute horrible tragedy, made much more poignant since it’s near the vacations,” Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson wrote in a press release despatched to the Star Tribune. “My coronary heart aches for the household and associates who obtained this devastating information over the weekend. Our group mourns with them throughout this heartbreaking time.”
The our bodies had been taken to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Workplace in St. Paul, the place autopsies might be performed.
Neighbors stated the youngsters had been final seen Friday, KFGO radio reported. The Moorhead Space College District has been supplied details about the victims to assist put together for pupil help, police stated.
Moorhead is on the Minnesota border subsequent to Fargo, North Dakota, in a metropolitan space of about 230,000 folks.
Moorhead Police Capt. Deric Swanson stated the investigation continues to be lively and additional info, together with the reason for deaths and identification of the victims, might be launched later.
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