Five bodies were found inside a home just north of Floyd Avenue in Modesto around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, as indicated by Heather Graves with the Modesto Police Department. The suspect could be driving a red 2000 Lincoln Navigator, license plate 7CNN611.
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Anyone with information about the case or Martinez’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.
The house on Nob Hill Court is in a tidy subdivision lined with four- and five-bedroom homes that were built seven or eight years ago, the Modesto Bee reports.
Police made the gruesome discovery Saturday afternoon when officers came by for a security check.
She said detectives were waiting to receive court approval to enter the home and process the crime scene.
It all started when Modesto police got a call from someone asking them do a routine welfare check at the home. Police said they are treating the deaths as homicide, but the manner of death was not released.
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As for the person of interest, Martinez, police said not to approach him.
