6 found dead after shooting, fire in Tennessee

Six people, including three children, were found dead after shooting and fire in a Tennessee home, U.S. media reported Friday morning, citing authorities, said Xinhua.

The apparent murder-suicide happened at 9 p.m. Thursday local time in the unincorporated area known as Sequatchie, WTVC-TV, a television station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, reported.

Police officers responded to a shooting at the residence only to find the house on fire, according to the report.

A seventh person was hospitalized in Chattanooga with a gunshot wound, the report added, citing the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett told the news outlet that "it's a domestic situation, evidently that has been ongoing for a pretty good while."

"We have six people confirmed dead. They have been removed from the scene and they have been taken to Nashville for an autopsy," Burnett said.

The sheriff confirmed that one of the owners of the house was the suspect and he later killed himself.

Burnett also told the media that it's unclear how many of the victims were shot as at least two died from smoke inhalation.