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Police: 3 Family Members Found Slain Inside Utica Home

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published January 7, 2015 at 2:40 PM EST

Utica police are investigating the deaths of three family members in a home on Whitesboro Street.

WKTV-TV in Utica reports police officials said during a news conference that a man and two women, all related, were found dead after officers answered a call to 1908 Whitesboro Street just before 1 a.m Wednesday. The names and ages of the victims and how they were killed haven't been released.

Police have a suspect in custody.

Authorities are not saying who made the phone call that brought police to the scene.

Utica Police Chief Mark Williams called the crime scene one of the worst he's seen in 27 years on the job.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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