Six people dead in murder-suicide in Tennessee: Report
Conrad Hoyt
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Six people, including two children, are dead in what law enforcement believes was a murder-suicide at a rural Tennessee home Thursday night.
Law enforcement said they responded to a shooting at a home in the town of Sequatchie to find the house on fire, per WTVC. There was one survivor, an adult, who was brought to the hospital with a bullet wound.
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Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett told the local outlet it was a “domestic situation” that was “ongoing for a pretty good while.” He said it was unclear how many people were shot, but at least two of the victims died from inhaling smoke.
A neighbor said they heard five shots at about 8 p.m. Details as to the ages of the victims and the possible suspect and motive were not released.
Burnett said the bodies were removed from the scene and taken to Nashville for an autopsy.
“This is one of the worst things I’ve seen. You hear about these things, but this is one of the worst I’ve been involved in all my career as a law enforcement officer,” Burnett said.
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The case has been turned over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to the sheriff.
Sequatchie is in eastern Tennessee, just west of Chattanooga.