Five Dead at Oregon Property in Homicide Probe

Five people were found dead on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon, and the Washington County Sheriff's Office said Sunday it is investigating the deaths as a quintuple homicide.

Deputies were first called early Saturday to reports of a vehicle fire at a property in Forest Grove, about 30 miles west of downtown Portland. Responders then found the remains of five people and "several domestic animals."

Detectives do not believe the killings were a random act of violence, authorities said, without sharing much detail. No arrests have been made and no one is in custody.

What Police Have Not Said

Authorities did not disclose the ages or genders of the people found, how they died, or what possible connections they might have with one another. The type of animals found dead was also not specified.

At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Detective Shannon Wilde of the sheriff's office said investigators were still working to determine who the victims were.