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Several people called 911 around 5 a.m. to report a shooting in
Fall City, Washington, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson
Mike Mellis said at a media briefing Monday afternoon.
Arriving deputies immediately took one teen into custody while
another teenager who had been hurt was taken to a Seattle
hospital, Mellis said. Both teens live at the house, Mellis
said.
Deputies entering the home found the bodies of five people, he
said. 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 that 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.
The teen in custody was booked into King County’s juvenile
detention facility, according to Mellis. The teen will appear in
court for a first hearing on Tuesday or Wednesday, a
spokesperson for the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said
in an email.
A neighbor told KING-TV that a couple and their five children
lived in the home.
“I’m just in total shock, I keep bursting into tears,” Lynne
Trowern, told the news outlet.
An emailed statement Monday evening from King County
Councilmember Sarah Perry said the shooting involved a family of
seven people.
Sheriff Patricia Cole-Tindall told KING-TV that she was “very
sad, very disturbed” to learn about the shooting.
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