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'Multiple people found dead' at home in Ohio | 'Multiple people found dead' at home in Ohio |
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A number of people have been found dead across multiple crime scenes in Ohio. | A number of people have been found dead across multiple crime scenes in Ohio. |
The Ohio Attorney General's office could not provide the number of dead or how they were killed. | The Ohio Attorney General's office could not provide the number of dead or how they were killed. |
More than a dozen officials from multiple state agencies are currently en route to crime scenes in Piketon, Ohio, south of Columbus. | More than a dozen officials from multiple state agencies are currently en route to crime scenes in Piketon, Ohio, south of Columbus. |
Officials are not aware of arrests or an "active shooter" situation, said Dan Tierney, spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General. | Officials are not aware of arrests or an "active shooter" situation, said Dan Tierney, spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General. |
Local media are reporting that seven people have died, according to a local pastor speaking to reporters. But that is unconfirmed. | |
The pastor said five children and two adults are among the dead, all from the same family, and the violence may have been a result of a "domestic situation". | |
Local schools Peebles Elementary and Peebles High School are on "lockout" - no-one goes in or out - due to the ongoing situation in Piketon, a spokesperson for Adams County Ohio Valley Schools said. | Local schools Peebles Elementary and Peebles High School are on "lockout" - no-one goes in or out - due to the ongoing situation in Piketon, a spokesperson for Adams County Ohio Valley Schools said. |
The FBI in Cincinnati tweeted that they are "closely monitoring the situation in Pike County". | The FBI in Cincinnati tweeted that they are "closely monitoring the situation in Pike County". |
Ohio Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate tweeted that the situation is "tragic beyond comprehension". | Ohio Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate tweeted that the situation is "tragic beyond comprehension". |