Family of 5 shot in Maine, including three children, was found last Sunday inside an apartment. Investigators found a gun near one of the bodies, and it looked like no one outside of the family was responsible for the deaths.
Steve McCausland, spokesperson of the Maine Department of Public Safety said, "All indications are that no one outside of the family was responsible for the deaths. These are not accidental deaths."
Sgt. Chris Harriman of the state police stated that it was a murder-suicide. However, a final conclusion could only be determined by the state medical examiner's office. To date, the local authorities did not divulge any information regarding the identities of the family of 5 shot in Maine. They did, however, admit that the parents were in their 30s and that ages of the children were 4, 7, and 12.
Investigators of the case of the family of 5 shot in Maine said that a close family friend was very worried about the well-being of the family and had contacted a worker at the apartment complex. The worker reportedly entered the apartment and discovered one dead body and immediately called the local police.
The Portland Press Herald has reported that the neighbors of the family of 5 shot in Maine heard a sound that resembled that of exploding "firecrackers" at around 11:30 p.m. last Saturday. Also, a neighbor reported that she saw the father drive away from the apartment's location on the morning of Sunday and just returned shortly after.
Heather Nason, the former babysitter of the three children said, "I still don't want to believe it. I love those children like they were my own."
Saco police found the dead bodies of the family of 5 shot in Maine in three different rooms. The police described the firearm that was found inside the apartment as a "long gun." Shell casings have also been found. Saco is a city with nearly 18,000 people in the southern part of Maine. It is located approximately 10 miles southwest of Portland.
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