Oregon quintuple murder suspect found dead in his car 180 miles from property where girlfriend, mom, grandma, friends, cats, dogs discovered massacred

Five people as well as multiple pets were found dead in Oregon on a rural property in what authorities had said is a homicide scene. A suspect was also found dead in his car in Enumclaw, Washington, and police believe that he killed himself.

Benjamin Charles Parker, 36, is a suspect in the killing of the five people and “several domestic animals" in what the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has called a "complex investigation" for the quintuple homicide. They do not believe that the killings were a "random act."

The victims in the case have been revealed to be the suspect's girlfriend, 26-year-old Stella Jade Kimsey; her mother, 60-year-old Rowan Karla Kimsey; her grandmother, 85-year-old Mary Elizabeth Kimsey; and two friends, according to police. The bodies of the two friends were identified as 26-year-old Linsey Mae Haraldsen and her partner, Alvin Raymond Chu, 27.

Parker was found dead in his car around 187 miles north of where the bodies were found. The animals found killed at the scene included two cats and two dogs. Another cat was injured, but had to be euthanized due to the extent of the injuries, per the AP.  

"Officers from the Enumclaw Police Department located Parker’s vehicle and found him deceased inside,” the sheriff’s office said. “It is believed he died by suicide.” Enumclaw is a small city in Washington state.

Officers originally responded to the scene because of a vehicle fire in unincorporated Washington County.

Sheriff Caprice Massey also said that in her "22 years here, I have not been a part of or witnessed a scene quite this complex involving this type of an investigation."

"I recognize that this incident is deeply concerning to our community," the sheriff added. "Our investigators are working to determine what happened, and we have dedicated every available resource to this case."

The investigation into the crime is being led by the Washington County Sheriff's Office Detective Unit with support from the Washington County Major Crimes Team.