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5 found shot to death in New Mexico home

Roswell police car seen near North Fulton Hospital on January 31, 2015 in Roswell, Georgia. John E. Davidson/Getty Images

Authorities are searching for a man they believe shot his wife and four daughters to death in their New Mexico home.

Roswell police identified 34-year-old Juan David Villegas-Hernandez on Sunday as the suspect in the fatal shootings.

They say he may be driving a red, four-door Ford pickup with a New Mexico license plate.

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Roswell police spokesman Todd Wildermuth says a relative checking on the house around 11:15 p.m. CT Saturday discovered the bodies.

According to Wildermuth, the victims include one teenager and three younger children. Police have not released the identities of the five people.

Wildermuth says the shooting likely occurred earlier in the day.

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