Updated
Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 25
Police Find 6 Dead in Mechanicville Apartment During Welfare Check
Updated
Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 25

Police Find 6 Dead in Mechanicville Apartment During Welfare Check

3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 25

Summary

  • Six people — four children and two adults — were found dead Tuesday inside a Mechanicville, New York, apartment when police carried out a welfare check.
  • Police said the manner and cause of death for all 6 remained undetermined Wednesday, with the investigation still pending.
  • The latest report did not identify the victims or describe any suspected cause, leaving key questions to autopsy and forensic findings.
  • The deaths mark a major investigation in the small upstate city as authorities work to determine what happened inside the apartment.

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