Four members of a family, including two adult daughters, a grandchild, and the father, were found dead in a house in the rural municipality of Nes, northeast of Oslo, near the Swedish border.

The father is suspected of having murdered his daughters and grandchild before taking his own life.

One of the deceased women was a police officer at the Øst police district.

The circumstances around the incident remain unclear, but the police have initiated a murder investigation and suspect that the perpetrator is among the deceased.

The local community is in shock over the tragic event.