Officials Name 2 Parents, 3 Children Who Died in Shooting

Officials Name 2 Parents, 3 Children Who Died in Shooting
Law enforcement gather at the scene of a shooting in Elk Mills, Md., on Sept. 9, 2022. Ryan Collerd/AP Photo
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ELK MILLS, Md.—Two parents and their three children were found fatally shot at a Maryland home, authorities said Saturday.

Autopsies confirmed that all five family members died from gunshot wounds, the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. An unnamed man had called 911 on Friday morning from the Elk Mills home to report that a woman and three children had been shot and were dead, the sheriff’s office said.