CHESAPEAKE, Va. — An apparent murder-suicide in Chesapeake Thursday morning left four dead, three of which were children, according to police.
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Police say just before 7 a.m., they sent officers to a home in the 3000 block of Welcome Road after getting a call for a welfare check.
Officers made contact with an armed person at the home, and the incident quickly turned into a barricade situation, police say. A SWAT team and hostage negotiation team were then sent to the home.
Several minutes later, police say information came in that there may be dead people inside the home. Police then immediately entered the home, where they found three dead children. They also found a woman dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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It's unclear what the relationship between the four is, but police believe they know each other.
Police did not share further information about the children and woman.
News 3 spoke with Shana Hicks, who says she's a resident in the area. She told us the community is hurting after hearing about the incident.
"It hit close to home because, like I said, it's a close-knit community," said Hicks.
Check back with News 3 as more updates become available.
