Foul play is suspected after four people were found dead at multiple homes in a small Nebraska town Thursday morning following reports of an explosion and fire, authorities said.
A suspect in the case is at large, Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Col. John Bolduc said during a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
Bolduc said state and local authorities are "investigating multiple crime scenes" in Laurel, in northeastern Nebraska.
Authorities first responded to a home shortly after 3 a.m. after a 911 caller reported an explosion at the residence, Bolduc said. Once inside, responding officers and deputies found one person dead, he said.
While at the first home, a fire was reported at a second home three blocks away, Bolduc said. Three people were found dead inside that home, he said.
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