5 People Found Dead In Commerce City Apartment

COMMERCE CITY, CO — Five people were found dead in a Commerce City apartment Sunday, police said. One adult and an infant survived, according to authorities.

The five adults — three men and two women — were found around 3:45 p.m. in the 14400 block of East 104th Avenue, Commerce City Police Chief Clint Nichols said in a news conference Sunday evening.

The cause of their deaths was not known, but they did not appear to be victims of violence, police said.

A substance, possibly illicit narcotics, was found inside the apartment, Nichols said.

The Commerce City Police Department was investigating.