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<span style="font-weight: bold">Relative reportedly finds bodies, all believed to be family members </span>
MIDDLETOWN, Md. - Five people have been found dead in a home in northwest Maryland, police said.
A family member found the bodies about 9 a.m. Saturday inside the home, NBC News reported.
The Frederick County sheriff's office said the victims were believed to be family members.
No further details were made available.
Investigators were at the home, and authorities planned a news conference later Saturday afternoon.
Animal control removed a live dog from the house around 11 a.m., according Jackie Waite, a reporter with NBC affiliate NBC25, who was on the scene.