The Associated Press
ORTING — Police say five children between 7 and 16 years old and their father have been found dead.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday it was investigating the deaths of the five children near Orting.
The children are between 7 and 16 years old. The 7-year-old is a boy, and the other four are girls.
The body of the father was found in King County. KING-TV reported the King County Sheriff’s Department asked Pierce County deputies to do a welfare check at a home in Orting.
