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5 found dead in apparent murder-suicide in West Duluth – Duluth News Tribune

DULUTH – Five people, including the suspect, have died from apparent gunshot wounds after two incidents Thursday that are believed to be related.

According to Duluth Police, at approximately 2:10 p.m., officers responded to a request for a welfare check in the 6000 block of Tacony Street and discovered the bodies of a 47-year-old woman and a juvenile, both with apparent multiple gunshot wounds.

A suspect was identified and officers set up a perimeter around his residence in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street. According to the news release, officers entered the home and found a 45-year-old woman and a juvenile who appeared to be dying from gunshot wounds, as well as the suspect, a 46-year-old man, who appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The locations are about a mile apart, with the West Sixth Street scene across from Denfeld High School.

The police assume that the people were known to each other.

The victims' names have not been released pending notification of next of kin. The incident remains an active and ongoing investigation, police said.

Police said a news conference is expected to be held on Friday and further details will be announced at a later date.

This story was updated at 9:16 p.m. Nov. 7 with additional details about the bodies at a residence on Tacony Street, as well as new information about three bodies at a residence on West Sixth Street. It was originally published on November 7th at 4:42 p.m.
This home is the scene of a murder-suicide on Thursday in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street in Duluth.

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Murder suicide neighborhood investigators are working
Personnel stage stretchers at the scene of a murder-suicide Thursday in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street in Duluth.

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Murder suicide neighborhood investigators are working
Through a window, an investigator examines the scene of a murder-suicide Thursday in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street in Duluth.

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Murder suicide neighborhood investigators are working
Officers and officers are investigating the scene of a murder-suicide in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street in Duluth on Thursday.

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Murder suicide neighborhood investigators are working
Street signs at the corner of West Sixth Street and 44th Avenue West near the site of a murder-suicide Thursday in Duluth. The building in the background is Denfeld High School.

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Murder suicide neighborhood investigators are working
A library filled with unexpected gifts was seen in the yard of the home where a murder-suicide occurred Thursday in the 4400 block of West Sixth Street in Duluth.

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National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 24/7; Call or text 988. If you or a loved one are in immediate physical danger, call 911 and ask for a Crisis Intervention Team officer.
Arrowhead Regional Crisis Line: Serves Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis counties and the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac and Grand Portage bands; 24/7 hotline 844-772-4724.
Aitkin County: Northern Pines Mental Health Center, 800-462-5525.
Itasca County: Itasca County Crisis Response Team, 218-326-8565.
Pine County: Canvas Health, 800-523-3333.
Northern St. Louis County: Range Mental Health Center, 218-288-2100.
Douglas County, Wisconsin 24 Hour Crisis Line: 715-395-2259.

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