Suspect in 5 homicides in Oregon found dead in Enumclaw:
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Suspect in five Oregon killings found dead in EnumclawFive people and several domestic animals were found dead in Washington County after a vehicle fire on Saturday.
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- On Saturday, Aug. 22, first responders found five people and several dead domestic animals near Northwest Otis Lane after a 911 call about a burning vehicle at around 5:30 a.m.
- The Washington County sheriff’s office identified 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker as the suspect in the five killings outside Forest Grove and said he had ties to the property.
- On Sunday, Aug. 23, Enumclaw Police Department officers located Parker dead inside his vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office, which said officers believed he died by suicide.
- The identities of those killed had not been released Sunday as the investigation continued, and detectives said they did not believe there was an ongoing danger to the public.
we do not believe this is a random act.— Washington County Detective Shannon Wilde, at a news conference
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