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Police say five members of a Maine family have been found shot to death.
State police spokesman Steve McCausland says the bodies of a father, mother and three children were found Sunday afternoon inside a residence in downtown Saco.
"All indications are that no one outside of the family was responsible for the deaths. A gun was found near one of the bodies," McCausland said in a statement.
According to police, the children were 12, 7 and 4-years-old, although police say they have not yet been able to make a positive identification. The bodies were found in three separate rooms.
A neighbor came to check on them at their home at Riverview Apartments, located at 35 Water St. Police say that upon seeing the family's bodies, the neighbor notified Saco police, who called in state police.
Police say they believe this is a self-contained crime scene, and say the public is not at risk.
McCausland says state and local police are on the scene, along with the ....
The neighborhood in which the bodies were found lies along the Saco River, not far from the Saco police station.
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