Police investigating after five people, dog, found dead inside Duluth home

April 21, 2022

DULUTH, MINN. – Authorities say five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home Wednesday after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis.

The dead included the male reported to be in crisis, and authorities said they aren’t seeking any suspects in the case. Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken says police got an initial request to check on someone in nearby Hermantown, which led them to the Duluth home where authorities found the bodies.

Tusken called it an “unimaginable tragedy.” He said a dog was also found deceased. Police are investigating. It is believed that all of the deceased were related, but the nature of the relationship was not released.