Manhunt underway after triple killing in western Germany

Police are hunting a suspect who fled after three people were found dead in a home in western Germany’s Westerwald region.

Police in western Germany are searching for a suspect in the killing of three people in the Westerwald region.

Authorities say the suspect fled when officers arrived at the scene and remains at large.

The victims were a 47-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, and a 16-year-old boy, whose bodies were found in a house in the town of Weitefeld.

Authorities believe the background of the case is family-related and added that both the victims and the suspected perpetrator were long-time residents of Weitefeld.

According to a police spokesperson, the manhunt has so far been unsuccessful, and residents in the area have been advised to stay indoors and warned not to pick up hitchhikers.

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