THE bodies of five people and a dog have been discovered in a Minnesota home after a police standoff, officials have said.
Officers were called to the home in East Hilllside, Duluth, at 11am on Wednesday to carry out a welfare check.
When officers arrived an hour later, they found a man experiencing a mental health crisis, and a standoff ensued when police learned he had access to weapons.
When police were able to search the home, they found five people and a dog dead.
One of the people found dead was the suspect, police say.
All of the deceased were related, Fox21 reports.
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