Five family members found dead inside Ohio home

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Five family members have been found dead in a home in northeast Ohio in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say.

Police in Uniontown, Stark County, made the gridly discovery after performing a wellbeing check at a home in the 13000 block of Carnation Avenue around 7.30pm Thursday.

Officers found five dead family members, and described the incident as a domestic dispute that “turned deadly”.

Uniontown is a town of approximately 7,000 residents, situated 50 miles south of Cleveland.