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Feb 26, 2016, 10:16 AM | Updated: 12:53 pm

Mason County deputies are responded to a report that a man shot up to four people at a home outside...

Mason County deputies are responded to a report that a man shot up to four people at a home outside Belfair. (Mason County Sheriff's Office)

(Mason County Sheriff's Office)

KIRO 7 reports the man suspected of shooting up to four people in Belfair is “down.”

Mason County deputies responded to a report that a man shot four people at a home outside Belfair.

Authorities say a man called 911 and said he had shot four people and was holding a gun to his own head. The man says he shot his wife and children, but the sheriff’s office has not confirmed that, KIRO 7 reports.

The Sheriff’s Office first tweeted about the report at about 9:30 a.m. on Friday.

Deputies and a SWAT team are on scene.

Police said they are withholding the location of the incident until the area is secure.

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