2 were children. In one case an argument between neighbors over snow shoveling turned into a murder-suicide with a 15 year old autistic son losing both his parents and now lives with his grandparents.
The other four was a family. According to reports the police were upset at the grizzly scene of two dead children.
Weapons of war are known to be used in the argument between neighbors.
This country needs to get it’s priorities straight.