A suspect in the killings of five people whose bodies, and those of several animals, were found on a rural property in Oregon was found dead Sunday, officials said.
\n\nThe Washington County Sheriff’s Office identified Benjamin Charles Parker, 36, as the suspect in the “complex investigation.”
\n\n“Officers from the Enumclaw Police Department located Parker’s vehicle and found him deceased inside,” the sheriff’s office said Sunday. “It is believed he died by suicide.”
\n\nEnumclaw is a small city in Washington state.
\n\nDetectives do not believe the quintuple homicide was random, according to the sheriff’s office.
\n\nOfficials initially responded Saturday morning to a 911 call about a vehicle fire in unincorporated Washington County, outside the city of Forest Grove.
\n\nWashington County Sheriff’s Detective Shannon Wilde said at a news conference Sunday that they are trying to confirm the identities of the victims.
\n\nWilde said the “large scene” is on a rural property with some other homes around and “a lot of vegetation.”
\n\nWashington County Sheriff Caprice Massey said, “I will say that in my 22 years here, I have not been a part of or witnessed a scene quite this complex involving this type of an investigation.”
\n\nThere is no continued threat…
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