A teenage boy allegedly killed his parents and three siblings at their $2 million lakeside mansion in Washington state.
Two adults and three young teens were found shot dead on Monday morning inside their home in Fall City by Lake Alice, about 30 miles east of Seattle, which has some of the most expensive homes in America.
A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody after allegedly murdering five of the family’s seven members.
Police have not revealed the names or ages of the victims- or their relationship to one another.
But neighbors said the teen killed his parents and siblings, except one sister who managed to escape the massacre.
The teen girl was reportedly shot twice and taken to the hospital after receiving medical help from a neighbor. She is in ‘satisfactory’ condition, per officials.
Two adults and three young teens were found shot dead on Monday morning inside their home in Fall City by Lake Alice, about 30 miles east of Seattle
Fall City is ranked 29 out of 273 cities in the US for cost of living, which is 120 percent the national average. Downtown Fall City is pictured
King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mile Mellis said the situation was ‘clearly a domestic violence incident that involves not only a young man who’s now in significant trouble, it involves firearms.
‘A young man and firearms.’
Mellis added that there was ‘no significant confrontation with the young man that was taken into custody.’
‘What had happened had happened, it was done.’
Officials said the teen suspect will face first or second-degree murder charges, as reported by King 5.
He is expected to make his first court appearance later this week.
Detectives arrived at the ‘tragic scene’ at about 5am after receiving multiple 911 calls
Detectives arrived at the ‘tragic scene’ at about 5am after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting in the Lake Alice neighborhood
Neighbors told Fox13 the kids were homeschooled and well-known in the neighborhood, as they were often seen playing and swimming by their lakeside home.
Detectives arrived at the ‘tragic scene’ at about 5am after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting in the Lake Alice neighborhood.
The initial call was about a suicide attempt and possible gunfire inside a home, according to KOMO News.
The young girl who survived the shooting reportedly called 911 from inside a bathroom.
‘It’s very early stages of this investigation, but it’s going to affect many people,’ Mellis added.
‘I can say that it’s going to be really a tragic event for the community, for anybody who has any connection out here.’
Fall City is ranked 29 out of 273 cities in the US for cost of living, which is 120 percent the national average – with a median home listing price of $1.5 million.
It sits 25 miles east of Seattle and is part of the breathtaking Snoqualmie Ridge mountain range.
Fall City has a quaint riverside downtown area filled with stores and places to eat.
Mellis said Fall City, with a population of about 2,000, is a ‘pretty nice area, low crime rate in general.’
‘This is a place where people come to raise their families,’ he added.
The Snoqualmie Valley School District has sent an email to families warning there may be ‘multiple school-aged victims,’ according to King5 news reporter Jake Wittenberg
However the district said the family involved ‘did not attend our schools.’