Authorities believe the suspect, Benjamin Charles Parker, shot all five people and started fires at the scene before leaving the state
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- The five victims in a quintuple homicide in rural Oregon were all found with gunshot wounds, police have confirmed
- Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, 85; Rowan Karla Kimsey, 60; Stella Jade Kimsey, 26; Linsey Mae Haraldsen, 26; and Alvin Raymond Chu, 27, were all found dead at a property about 25 miles west of Portland on Saturday, Aug. 22
- The suspect, Stella’s boyfriend Benjamin Charles Parker, was found dead in his car with a gunshot wound to the head the following day
The five people killed in a quintuple homicide in rural Oregon over the weekend were all found with gunshot wounds, police have confirmed.
Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, 85; Rowan Karla Kimsey, 60; Stella Jade Kimsey, 26; Linsey Mae Haraldsen, 26; and Alvin Raymond Chu, 27, were all found dead at a property about 25 miles west of Portland on Saturday, Aug. 22.
Stella lived on the property with her boyfriend, Benjamin Charles Parker, who is the suspect in the case. Rowan, who owned the property and lived with them, was her mother and Mary was her grandmother. Linsey was Stella’s best friend and Alvin was Linsey’s boyfriend.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Detective Mark Povolny from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Mary, Rowan, Stella and Linsey had all been shot multiple times, while police believe Alvin — whose body was inside the vehicle that had been set on fire — was also killed the same way…