MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. — Authorities responding to reports of a gunshot in Alabama’s Valhermoso Springs community made a grizzly discovery just before 2 a.m. Friday.
According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies discovered the bodies of seven adults – both male and female – at a Talacuh Road residence.
Within one hour of discovering the crime scene, deputies had secured the scene and determined there was no immediate threat to the surrounding area.
The sheriff’s office has not yet identified the victims.
Valhermoso Springs is south of Huntsville, Alabama, near the Tennessee River.
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