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Crime, Law and Justice
MPR News Staff
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Five people, including two children, found dead at two homes in Duluth

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Five people, including two children, were found dead Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide at two homes in Duluth.

According to initial information released by Duluth police:

Just after 2 p.m. Thursday, officers making a welfare check at a home on the 6000 block of Tacony Street in west Duluth found a woman and a child dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

Police identified a suspect and went to his home about a mile away, on the 4400 block of West Sixth Street, near Denfeld High School.

After setting up a perimeter around that home, officers entered and found another woman and child, also fatally shot. The suspect — a 46-year-old man — was also found dead.

In an update Friday morning, authorities identified the victims and suspect.

Duluth police said 47-year-old Erin Abramson and 15-year-old Jacob Nephew were found dead in the home on Tacony Street, while 45-year-old Kathryn Nephew (Ramsland) and 7-year-old Oliver Nephew were found dead in the home on West Sixth Street, along with the suspect — identified as Anthony Nephew.

All were from Duluth.

Duluth police said the suspect and victims were known to each other, and said the investigation is “active and ongoing.” Authorities said there’s no ongoing threat to the community.

Police did not release further details on the timeline or circumstances of the shootings. Authorities have scheduled a noon Friday press conference to provide more information about the case.