Two teen suspects held after 5 family members killed in 'targeted mass shooting'

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Seven household members were shot, 5 fatally, successful what officials described arsenic a "targeted wide shooting" successful Illinois connected Sunday.

Two teenage suspects — some 16 — were taken into custody successful transportation with the shootings, Illinois State Police announced astatine a property briefing.

Charges person not yet been filed against the suspects.

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Two teenage suspects were taken into custody successful transportation with the shootings, authorities said. (Illinois State Police)

Police said determination were shootings astatine aggregate locations successful East St. Louis, Illinois, including astatine 39th and Summit, the Gompers nationalist lodging task and Jones Park.

Five radical were killed portion 2 others were transported to a infirmary with superior injuries.

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Police said determination were shootings astatine aggregate locations successful East St. Louis, Illinois. (Getty Images)

"I conscionable privation to accidental these alleged acts of horrific violence, taking this fig of lives present successful this assemblage — it's terrible, it's evil, but it volition not support this metropolis down," constabulary said.

Officials further called the incidental a "terrible, unspeakable enactment of violence."