Police investigate homicide of 6 people found dead at Milwaukee home

Six people were found dead at a home in Wisconsin's largest city in what police are investigating as a homicide.

Six people were found dead at a home in Wisconsin's largest city in what police are investigating as a homicide.

Officers were conducting a welfare check at a residence in Milwaukee's Park West neighborhood on Sunday afternoon when they discovered the bodies of four men and one woman, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office announced early Monday that the body of a fifth man was also found at the location.

During a press conference Sunday night, Milwaukee Police Assistant Chief Paul Formolo said all of the deaths are being considered homicides, though he did not provide a cause of death. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed via Twitter overnight that the sixth body was also a homicide victim. Autopsies are expected to be conducted on the bodies Monday, according to Formolo.

Investigators are still working to determine the identities of the deceased and for how long they were dead before officers arrived, Formolo said.