Overview
- Firefighters who responded to a reported vehicle fire at a rural Forest Grove property on Saturday discovered five bodies and several dead domestic animals, and authorities opened a quintuple homicide investigation.
- Washington County detectives identified 36‑year‑old Benjamin Charles Parker as a suspect and officers later found him dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, in what investigators say was an apparent suicide.
- Officials say the killings do not appear random, that the suspect was believed to be known to the victims, and that the exact relationship, motive and causes of death remain under investigation.
- A wide team of local, county and federal agencies — including the Washington County Major Crimes Team, Oregon State Police Crime Lab and the ATF — are processing evidence and conducting forensic and digital exams.
- Authorities say there is no known ongoing danger, no arrests are in custody, and investigators continue notifying next of kin and following leads as they work to identify the victims and establish a timeline.