Teen arrested after five family members shot dead in US
A 15-year-old is in custody after five people including three teenagers were killed in a shooting in a home near the US city of Seattle.
Emergency services received calls about 5am on Monday to report a shooting in Fall City, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Mellis said at a media briefing on Monday afternoon.
Arriving deputies immediately took a 15-year-old boy into custody while another teenager who had been hurt was taken to a Seattle hospital. Both teens live at the house, Mellis said.
Deputies entering the home found the bodies of five people. Two were adults and three were described by Mellis as young teenagers. No names have been released yet.
“Once bodies were discovered, clearly we understand that this is a hugely significant crime scene,” he said.
Mellis said the shooting appears to involve members of a family, but added they didn’t yet know how they were related. He also said there was no ongoing threat to the community.
“I have no reason to think that there will be any additional arrests,” he said.
A neighbour said a couple and their five children lived in the home.
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“I’m just in total shock, I keep bursting into tears,” Lynne Trowern said.
An emailed statement Monday evening from King County Council member Sarah Perry said the shooting involved a family of seven people.
The teen in custody was booked into King County’s juvenile detention facility, according to Mellis.
– with AAP
