Multiple people found dead, injured near Fall City, WA
FALL CITY, Wash. - King County deputies are investigating an incident that left several people dead near Fall City on Monday morning.
Deputies responded to multiple reports of a disturbance with possible gunfire involved at a home off Lake Alice Road Southeast before 5 a.m.
King County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Mellis told FOX 13 Seattle when deputies arrived, they found a "tragic scene."
Five people, two adults and three juveniles, were found dead at the residence. Officers contacted a teenage boy at the home and took him into custody.
Before deputies got to the scene, one of the neighbors was providing aid to one of the victims, who was later taken to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment. Their current condition is unknown.
"I'm saddened. I'm very, very sad," King Sheriff Patricia Cole-Tindall said during a news conference while describing the scene. "Very, very sad, very disturbed. I know that my team will do an excellent job by investigating this, and we will determine the facts related to this incident., but that could take several days, weeks, months."
According to deputies, they are looking at a potential domestic violence situation.
It is not known what led up to the deadly incident.
The Washington State Patrol was called in to help with the crime scene, and the King County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit will be taking the lead in the investigation.
Cole-Tindall said investigators will be at the scene for several days.
This is a developing story, and will be updated.
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