2 children, man dead in Oregon apparent murder-suicide
PORTLAND, Ore. Two children and one adult man are dead after shots were fired at the Redwood Creek Apartments at SW Hall Blvd. and Greenway, CBS affiliate KOIN reports.
A female relative called 911 after she found the victims. The young victims were a 6-year-old boy who was in first grade and an 8-year-old girl who was in second grade.
Beaverton police spokesman Mike Rowe said in a news release that officers responded to the apartment in Beaverton Wednesday afternoon after a woman called saying three people were dead inside.
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Police say a man was also found dead. A major crime team was investigating the incident as a homicide-suicide and they don’t believe there is a risk to the public.