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Officials say two children are among four dead in a murder-suicide in northern Virginia.

The Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the bodies were found Thursday at the Windsor Forest subdivision in the northwestern part of the county.

The sheriff's office said in a statement that a 35-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman, a 5-year-old girl and an 18-month-old girl were killed.

The sheriff's office did not identify the individuals or explain how they died. It said no additional information about the incident will be released Thursday.