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HEARTBREAK: 5 people found dead inside Orlando home

Orlando police said five people were found dead Tuesday inside a home at 9800 Lake District Lane, southeast of the city, in Lake Nona, according to the Orlando Police Department

August 3, 2022 5:54pm

Updated: August 3, 2022 6:59pm

Five people were found dead Tuesday inside a home at 9800 Lake District Lane, southeast of the city in Lake Nona, all members of the same family, according to Orlando police.

The victims were found in the East Park neighborhood, and on Wednesday authorities identified the victims as Donovan Michael Ramirez, 45, Stephanie Renee Ramirez, 39, and their three children, Alyssa Berumen, 22, Sunny Ramirez, 11, and Shelby Rose Ramirez, 7.

So far authorities are handling the case as a homicide-suicide. Police believe the father killed everyone in a domestic violence incident, and then took his own life.

According to authorities, officers went to the home located on Lake District Lane on Tuesday, August 2 at 1 p.m. to conduct a welfare check and when they entered, they found the grisly scene.