Authorities: Carbon Monoxide Caused Deaths of 7 in Minnesota

Moorhead, Minn., Police Chief Shannon Monroe (L), and acting Fire Chief Jeff Wallin appear at a news conference to talk about the deaths of seven residents who died from carbon monoxide poisoning, on Dec. 22, 2021. Dave Kolpack/AP Photo

MOORHEAD, Minn.—Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday.

Relatives of the family discovered the victims Saturday night in a home in south Moorhead when they went to check on them after not hearing from them. Police are still working on a time frame of the deaths but said the three children who lived there were not in school on Friday.