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Six bodies found at Memphis home | Six bodies found at Memphis home |
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The bodies of four adults and two children have been found by US police in a house in Memphis, Tennessee. | The bodies of four adults and two children have been found by US police in a house in Memphis, Tennessee. |
Three more children, including a 10-month-old baby, were critically injured and taken to hospital. | Three more children, including a 10-month-old baby, were critically injured and taken to hospital. |
The victims had been shot, and at least one of the children had been stabbed, police said. All the children involved were under the age of 12, police said. | The victims had been shot, and at least one of the children had been stabbed, police said. All the children involved were under the age of 12, police said. |
Police forced their way into the house after alerted by a relative who called round in the evening but got no answer. | Police forced their way into the house after alerted by a relative who called round in the evening but got no answer. |
They found some of the dead in the living room while others were found in bedrooms. | They found some of the dead in the living room while others were found in bedrooms. |
Police have not given many details and have not said whether they think the killer is among the dead or remains at large. | |
"We just don't know the motive or cause of death, but we do have four adults and two children [dead]," Memphis police Lt Jerry Guin told the Commercial Appeal newspaper. | "We just don't know the motive or cause of death, but we do have four adults and two children [dead]," Memphis police Lt Jerry Guin told the Commercial Appeal newspaper. |
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