ATKINS, Ark. (AP) – Two women and three girls have been found dead in a home in northwest Arkansas, which authorities said are under investigation as suspected murders.
Deputies responded to a call around 5:00 p.m. on Friday and found the five people dead in a house in Atkins, a town about 65 miles northwest of Little Rock, Pope County Sheriff Shane Jones said in a statement. The dead were between the ages of 8 and 50 and are all believed to be related, he said.
Jones did not provide details of how and when they died, or whether investigators have a suspect.
“At the moment we think this is an isolated incident, and we don’t feel there is ongoing danger to the local public,” he said.
Deputies are investigating the dead with the help of Arkansas State Police. A spokesman for the sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to questions.
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