Quadruple homicide suspect publicly identified

MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. (KCRA/NBC News) – A Roseville, California man is in custody after he turned himself in to police in connection to a quadruple homicide. The body of one of his victims was in the car he drove to the police station in Mount Shasta, more than 200 miles away from the original Roseville crime scene.

53-year-old Shankar Hangud walked into the Mount Shasta Police Department station Monday and told authorities he had killed people at his home in Roseville, police said at a news conference.

The body found in the car was a male, according to Mount Shasta police.

Three additional bodies were found at the man’s apartment in Roseville, one adult and two juveniles. Their identity is being withheld until family is notified. Police said the victims and suspect were members of the same family.

Hangud is believed to be the sole suspect in the killings, police said.

Roseville police are investigating whether the victims were killed over a multi-day time span.

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