A mother and three young children found dead during a fire in their rural southern Indiana home had gunshot wounds, Indiana State Police said Wednesday night.
35-year-old Naomi Briner was believed to be the mother of 12-year-old Adelia Briner, 8-year-old Leland Briner, and 6-year-old Iyla Briner, according to a news release from state police.
Emergency crews arrived shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday to find the fire at the house in the 1600 block of East Telegraph Hill Road in Jefferson County.
State police had said earlier Wednesday that autopsies would be performed in Hamilton County, Ohio, to determine the cause and manner of death.
The cause of the fire remained undetermined.
For now, Indiana State Police are calling this a death investigation and are releasing few details.
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