Authorities in Dover are investigating after a married couple and their teenage daughter were all found dead inside their residence Thursday night in an apparent “incident of domestic violence,” prosecutors said.
Police were called to the home at 8 Wilson’s Way around 7:24 p.m. by a relative who had stopped by the house to check on the family, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s office said in a statement.
Wilson’s Way is a gated community on a tree-lined, secluded road with just a few estates on it, according to an aerial view provided by Google Maps and on-the-ground reporting.
Officers discovered “an adult male, adult female, and their teenage daughter deceased,” the statement said.
Prosecutors withheld the names of the victims pending family notification.
“Although the investigation is at a very preliminary stage, the evidence available at this time does not indicate the involvement of any outside party, but suggests that this is a deadly incident of domestic violence,” the statement said.
Prosecutors said investigators do not believe “there is any ongoing danger to the Dover community related to this incident.”
Information on how the victims died wasn’t immediately available.
“Additional information is likely to be available by mid-day on Friday,” the statement said, adding that Dover and State Police had worked throughout much of the night Thursday to process the crime scene.
“Subsequent statement will be made through the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office,” the statement said.
This breaking news story will be updated when more information is released.
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