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Quintuple homicide suspect gunned down his girlfriend and her family, friends: Officials
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Key Points:
- Benjamin Parker allegedly committed a quintuple homicide at his rural property near Forest Grove, Oregon, targeting his girlfriend Stella Kimsey, her family, and friends, shooting all five victims multiple times.
- The victims included Parker's girlfriend Stella Kimsey (26), her grandmother Mary Kimsey (85), her mother Rowan Kimsey (60), Stella's best friend Linsey Haraldsen (26), and Linsey's partner Alvin Chu (27).
- Two dogs and two cats were also found shot to death, with a third cat wounded and later euthanized; Parker reportedly attempted to set fires at the bodies and home.
- Parker fled the scene but was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Enumclaw, Washington; he confessed to the killings in a call to his mother, stating he had planned to kill three people but ended up killing five.
- Authorities continue their investigation to provide answers to the victims' families, emphasizing that the suspect's death does not conclude their work.
