‘Very tragic event’: 5 found dead in Milwaukee home after man calls police and says family is dead

MILWAUKEE - Five people were killed in a shooting Monday in Milwaukee, police said. 

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said around 10:30 a.m., police received a call from a person stating his family was dead, FOX 6 reported. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found five victims killed — ranging in age from 14 to 41 years old. 

Police vehicles are shown at the scene of a reported fatal shooting on April 27, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ( Photo credit: FOX 6)

The person who called police was believed to be the suspect and taken into custody, the station reported.  A weapon was recovered from the scene. 

Morales said there was no active threat and the investigation is ongoing. 

"Our prayers go out to the family," Morales said. " This is a very tragic event." 

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett arrived on the scene -- and told reporters on the scene a young child related to this incident is at the hospital doing "fine."  The mayor said the child has "obviously been through a lot of trauma."  Barrett went on to describe the incident as a "horrific scene." 

"As soon as I got the word, I wanted to see exactly what happened.  The loss of life is something I take very seriously.  This is obviously a horrific incident in our city," Barrett said. " I don't know how many people lived in this house.  I don't know if there was more than one family.  But again this is a stressful period."