ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police say five people, including four children, have been found shot to death in a New Mexico home and the suspect is at large.

Roswell police spokesman Todd Wildermuth says a relative checking on the house around 11:15 p.m. Saturday discovered the bodies.

Wildermuth says authorities were searching for a male suspect Sunday but did not immediately identify him.

According to Wildermuth, the victims include one teenager and three younger children. Police have not released the identities of the five people who they believe are related.

Wildermuth says the shooting likely occurred earlier in the day.

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