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Two found dead inside Forks home

July 26th, 2010 - 7:11pm

(Forks) - A five-hour standoff in Forks has ended with the discovery of two bodies.

Forks police chief Lloyd Lee says a officers enteres the home Monday and found the bodies of a man and woman from a well-known family. Lee says the couple was married, but wouldn't identify the two.

Two children ran from the home prior to officers entering. They were not hurt. Troopers, National Park Service rangers and Clallam County deputies had assisted Forks police in the standoff that began at 6:45 a.m.

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