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Washington: 3 found dead in Spokane home
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Police were searching for the person
responsible for the deaths of a woman and two children whose
bodies were found in a home in north Spokane, authorities said
Saturday.
Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer DeRuwe said they were looking
"for one specific suspect" believed to be in a domestic
relationship with the three found dead Friday night. Maj. Frank
Scalise described it as "a potential domestic violence" situation.
The victims' names, ages and cause of death were not immediately
released. DeRuwe said she couldn't specify the victims'
relationship to each other.
"Several different children live in the home and we don't know
exactly who is there," she said. "We're getting piecemeal reports
from friends and neighbors."
Police responding to a 911 call about a body in a home found three
bodies instead. DeRuwe said the neighborhood was near a main
arterial through the city, several blocks from a park.
Officers who arrived at the scene were only able to verify the
conditions of the victims before they were forced to leave and
seek a search warrant, she said.