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Shelter In Place Order Lifted For El Paso County Residents

UPDATE: 2 Juveniles And 2 Adults Dead In Apparent Colorado Springs Murder-Suicide

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office issued a shelter-in-place order for those near Pleier Drive and Walsen Road on Saturday afternoon. The order was in effect for a 2 mile radius.

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The order was later lifted at 2:15 p.m. Sheriff's officials said residents can resume normal activities.

KKTV in Colorado Springs reports deputies were called to a home on Pleier Drive at around 10 a.m. for a report a serious injury. They arrived to find someone dead. It's not clear if the deceased was a suspect. Deputies then called for tactical units.

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Sheriff's deputies say there could be more victims. Authorities say the crime in contained to one home and property. Investigators were seen searching that property.

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Further details about the circumstances surrounding the order were not released.

Neighbors tell KKTV the neighborhood is quiet.

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