ELK MILLS, Md. — Five people are dead following a Friday morning shooting in Cecil County.
The victims were discovered throughout different locations of a home on Hebron Court in Elk Mills. One was an adult woman and three others were children ranging from fifth to eighth grade. Their names have not been released publicly.
All had died before arriving deputies could make entry into the home.
During an afternoon press conference the Sheriff's Office said they were not yet ready to rule on a motive, including the possibility of murder-suicide.
Investigators did recover a semi-automatic gun next to the fifth person, an adult man, who was also found dead inside the home. It's unclear if his wounds were self-inflicted, or how he and the victims may have been related.
There was no prior history of police being called to the home. Officials also added there is no threat to the community, although four schools in the area were temporarily placed on a code yellow, heightened state of awareness.
Overhead chopper footage from WPVI shows detectives on the scene.
