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Four people, including a child and infant, were found dead inside a home that was engulfed in flames with the front door blocked, local police said.
An 11-year-old child called police around 8:40 a.m. PDT on Saturday to report that there was a dead person inside her house in Seattle, Washington's Wallingford neighborhood, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
The child reportedly told police that she escaped from a home on North 48th Street by climbing through a window and running to a neighbor's house to call for help, Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz said during a news conference with local media shortly after the incident.
The SPD posted on X, formerly Twitter, that officers were responding to a reported shooting Saturday morning, but after arriving at the scene, police found the residence engulfed in flames. Diaz said he could not confirm if anyone at the home was shot.
Police arrived at the home within five minutes of the child's 911 call but were unable to open the front door and realized the house was on fire, Diaz said.
"We do know that the front door was barricaded with some sort of object that officers were trying to kick down to try and open up the front door," Diaz said. "There also was the fire going on. So, they were overcome by smoke, so they ended up retreating and that's when we started working in conjunction with the fire department."
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An 11-year-old child called police around 8:40 a.m. PDT on Saturday to report that there was a dead person inside her house in Seattle, Washington's Wallingford neighborhood, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
The child reportedly told police that she escaped from a home on North 48th Street by climbing through a window and running to a neighbor's house to call for help, Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz said during a news conference with local media shortly after the incident.
The SPD posted on X, formerly Twitter, that officers were responding to a reported shooting Saturday morning, but after arriving at the scene, police found the residence engulfed in flames. Diaz said he could not confirm if anyone at the home was shot.
Police arrived at the home within five minutes of the child's 911 call but were unable to open the front door and realized the house was on fire, Diaz said.
"We do know that the front door was barricaded with some sort of object that officers were trying to kick down to try and open up the front door," Diaz said. "There also was the fire going on. So, they were overcome by smoke, so they ended up retreating and that's when we started working in conjunction with the fire department."
Children, 2 adults found dead in burning home with door barricaded: police
An 11-year-old child reportedly escaped the blaze through a window and fled to a neighbor's house to call 911.
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