At least five adults and two children are dead in southern Ohio, CNN quoted law enforcement officials as saying Friday.

All of the victims are believed to be members of the same family, a statement from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said.

They were found in three homes in Pike County, a rural community about 80 miles east of Cincinnati.

The situation is not being treated as an active shooting and no arrests have been made, the statement added.

Source: MENA