Pope County sheriff’s office responded to a report of a possible homicide on Pine Ridge Road on Christmas Day after a family member discovered the bodies, the sheriff’s office said.
All five victims – aged 8 to 50 – were relatives, Sheriff Shane Jones told a news conference on Saturday.
It is unclear how long women and girls were dead before their bodies were discovered. Asked whether the victims suffered gunshot wounds, Jones said it was too early to say, but “some are gunshot wounds”.
The incident appeared to be isolated and domestic in nature, Jones said, and there is no danger to the public.
No suspects have been identified. The Arkansas State Police is helping local investigators.
FIX: An earlier headline in this story provided the wrong number of women and girls found dead in a home in Pope County, Arkansas, on Christmas Day. Two women and three girls were found dead.