Ontario Provincial Police are calling the deaths of four people found Friday in small-town Ontario a triple homicide and suicide.
"The three homicide victims, two females and one male, were all members of the same family and lived in the house where the crime took place," police said in a written statement. "Their cause of death is pending post-mortem examinations."
The fourth person found dead, a man, was not related to the victims, OPP added. Names of the dead have not been released.
Police said they have also recovered firearms from the scene.
OPP initially offered few details, saying they received a 911 call at 7:30 p.m. Friday from someone who found the bodies in a home in Ryerson Township, Ont., about 300 kilometres north of Toronto.
Officers who arrived on the scene found two men and two women dead inside, said OPP Sgt. Carlo Berardi.
"The deaths are suspicious," he said. "I don't know whether it's all four or just a portion of them."
He said all four bodies — two men and two women — showed signs of trauma.
Berardi said police are still trying to identify the bodies and do not know what, if any, relationships existed among the victims.
He declined to comment on the cause or time of death, but said there is no threat to the public.
An official in Ryerson Township said she was shocked to learn about the discovery.
"This is just horrible," said Deputy Reeve Barbara Marlow. "I feel so sorry for the people."
She said little information was available nearly 24 hours after police arrived on scene.
"You just don't hear of this sort of thing going on that often," she said.
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