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DULUTH, Minnesota (FOX 9) – Five people, including the suspect and two children, were found dead at two Duluth homes Thursday after a series of shootings, police said.

What we know

Duluth police say the first two victims were found inside a home on Tacony Street shortly after 2 p.m.

Police were called to that home for a welfare check when they discovered the bodies of the victims: a 45-year-old woman and a child. Both had been shot.

Officers were able to identify a suspect in these murders, which led them to the suspect’s home on West 6th Street in Duluth.

Second crime scene

The police then found two other victims, a 45-year-old woman and another child dead, also from gunshot wounds. The suspect, a 46-year-old man, was also found dead at the scene from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Context

Authorities say the suspect knew the victims, but did not elaborate on their relationships. Police also have not identified the victims or the suspect as they work to notify family.

The investigation is ongoing.