Six dead in shooting near Seattle, United States
{{date|December 27, 2007}}
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[[Image:Map of Washington highlighting King County.svg|thumb|left|King County, Washington]]
Six people were found shot to death inside a home in [[w:Carnation, Washington|Carnation]], a city near [[w:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] in the [[United States]]. 

According to the information officer for the [[w:King County, Washington|King County]] sheriff's department, John Urquhart, they were victims of "homicidal violence." Investigators have ruled out [[w:murder-suicide|murder-suicide]].

The deaths are said to have occurred on Christmas Eve, and were discovered by a co-worker of the man living there at 8 a.m. [[w:Pacific Time Zone|PST]] ([[w:UTC-8|UTC-8]]), Wednesday.

"We have an investigation of suspicious deaths," said Detective Bob Conner. There are "no threats to any neighbors in the area," he added.

So far two people, a man and a woman who are only described as being in their twenties, have been arrested in connection with the shooting. ''[[w:CNN|CNN]]'' says that neither of the two individuals have "access to lawyers" and neither of them have confessed to any wrongdoing.

"This couple was among the people that showed up at the [crime] scene. And as we got to talking to them, we developed probable cause and made the arrests," said [[w:Sergeant|Sergeant]] John Urquhart.

The dead were described as a couple in their 50s, a couple in their 30s, and two children — a 6-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy.

Authorities describe it as a "complex and large" investigation with over 15 people gathering evidence.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/26/seattle.bodiesfound/
|title=Police: Pair arrested in slayings of six
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=December 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2637214820071227
|title=Six found dead in Seattle Christmas Eve shooting
|author=|pub=Reuters
|date=December 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004092938_webthreedead26m.html
|title=Six bodies found in Carnation home: Murder-suicide ruled out
|author=Amy Roe, Sonia Krishnan, and Christina Siderius
|pub=The Seattle Times
|date=December 26, 2007}}

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[[fi:Tytär surmasi perheensä jouluaattona Yhdysvalloissa]]
[[pt:Seis pessoas morrem em tiroteio, em Seattle, Estados Unidos]]
King County, Washington
Six people were found shot to death inside a home in Carnation, a city near Seattle, Washington in the United States. 

According to the information officer for the King County sheriff's department, John Urquhart, they were victims of "homicidal violence." Investigators have ruled out murder-suicide.

The deaths are said to have occurred on Christmas Eve, and were discovered by a co-worker of the man living there at 8 a.m. PST (UTC-8), Wednesday.

"We have an investigation of suspicious deaths," said Detective Bob Conner. There are "no threats to any neighbors in the area," he added.

So far two people, a man and a woman who are only described as being in their twenties, have been arrested in connection with the shooting. CNN says that neither of the two individuals have "access to lawyers" and neither of them have confessed to any wrongdoing.

"This couple was among the people that showed up at the crime scene. And as we got to talking to them, we developed probable cause and made the arrests," said Sergeant John Urquhart.

The dead were described as a couple in their 50s, a couple in their 30s, and two children — a 6-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy.

Authorities describe it as a "complex and large" investigation with over 15 people gathering evidence.


fi:Tytär surmasi perheensä jouluaattona Yhdysvalloissa
Seis pessoas morrem em tiroteio, em Seattle, Estados Unidos
North America United States Washington Crime and law