Man suspected of murdering five in Oregon found dead


Aug 23 (Reuters) - A ⁠man suspected of killing five ⁠people in rural Oregon was found ‌dead in a suspected suicide, local law enforcement said on Sunday.

• The deceased individuals were found ​on Saturday at a home ⁠in a rural ⁠community near Forest Grove, Oregon, around 30 ⁠miles (48 km) ‌outside Portland, when authorities responded to a report of a ⁠vehicle fire.

• An unspecified number of ​domesticated animals ‌were also found deceased at the ⁠home, authorities ​said.

• "In my 22 years here, I have not been a part of or ⁠witnessed a scene quite this ​complex," said Caprice Massey, the sheriff in Washington County, Oregon, where the alleged killings ⁠occurred.

• The Washington County Sheriff's Office identified 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker as the suspect. Local police found Parker dead ​in his vehicle in ⁠Enumclaw, Washington, around 45 miles outside Seattle. ​He is believed to ‌have died by suicide, they ​said.

(Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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