5 killed, including 3 kids, in shooting at home in Washington state; teen boy in custody

Five people, including 3 children, were killed Monday greeting successful a shooting astatine a location successful Washington state.

The King County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a reported shooting astir 5 a.m. astatine a location successful Fall City, astir 25 miles eastbound of Seattle.

Two adults and 3 teenage children were killed.

A “high school-aged” lad is the suspected shooter and is successful custody astatine a juvenile detention center, the Sheriff’s Office stated.

The sheriff’s bureau did not merchandise immoderate identities oregon whether determination was immoderate narration betwixt the fishy and victims. KCSO Deputy Mike Mellis told KIRO 7 the victims each lived successful the location together.

A neighbour told KING 5 a mates lived successful the location with their 5 children. Mellis told the presumption determination was nary ongoing menace to the nationalist and it appeared to beryllium a “self-contained situation.”

A archetypal responder told My Northwest “it appears the member who fired the limb tried to bent himself.”

One miss successful their mid-teens, who is believed to beryllium related to the victims, was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. Another teen is cooperating with investigators.

Officials said a neighbour with aesculapian acquisition arrived earlier archetypal responders and provided aid.