A TEENAGE boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside an Albuquerque, New Mexico, home, police say.
The boy, believed to be 15 years old, is in custody, charged with two counts of murder and three counts of "child abuse resulting in death."
He has since been identified as Nehemiah Griego.
Police have released the names and ages of the victims in the South Valley shooting.
They are:
Greg Griego, 51
Sarah Griego, 40
Zephania Griego, 9
Jael Griego, 5
Angelina Griego, 2
Police said in a statement they found the bodies of an adult male and female and two girls and a boy described as "juveniles," all dead from multiple gunshot wounds, when they arrived at an Albuquerque home late Saturday local time.
Neighbours say the victims were all members of the Griego family: Pastor Greg Griego and his wife Sarah who have10 children.
Greg Griego was a pastor of Calvary Albuquerque Church. He also was spiritual counselor to the Albuquerque Fire Department.
The local ABQ Journal reports neighbours as saying they had not known Nehemiah very well, other than he "wore nothing but camouflage stuff".
KOB 4 reports Nehemiah called someone after the shootings and that person called 911.
Aaron Williamson, a spokesman for the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, said "multiple" weapons were found at the scene, including a "military-type assault rifle," adding that the investigation was still under way.
Local networks KOB Four and KOAT Seven said police have confirmed the gun used in the killing was an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Mr Williamson said the boy's motive and connection to the five victims aren't immediately unknown.
The reports of the shooting came days after US President Barack Obama unveiled a series of sweeping measures aimed at addressing gun violence in the wake of last month's school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The proposed measures include a ban on some military-style assault rifles and closing loopholes that allow many gun buyers to avoid background checks.
The killing of 26 people at the Connecticut school, including 20 young children, has galvanized gun control advocates, but congressional opposition remains high to new restrictions on the constitutional right to bear arms.
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