At least 5 reportedly dead, including gunman, following standoff in Washington

At least five people are reportedly dead, including a gunman, following an armed standoff in Washington state, The Associated Press reports.

The scene was reportedly secured after police spent hours negotiating with the suspect in a standoff. The gunman ultimately shot himself, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect "apparently came outside the home and shot himself," Mason County Sheriff Casey Salisbury said in a statement. "It's a terrible tragedy."

The shooting took place in Belfair, Washington.

A SWAT team and other police units responded on Friday morning after a man called 911 and reported that he shot multiple people, according to the sheriff's office. He added that he shot four people and was holding a gun to his head, reported KOMO.

Law enforcement on scene said that it appeared the man possibly shot his wife and children. One child got away from the shooting.

Authorities negotiated with the suspect for roughly three hours before he walked out of the house and shot himself in front of officers. Deputies entered the home afterward and found the four victims who were shot to death.

As the negotiations were ongoing, a teenage girl was taken from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital and was reported to be alive and well. It is not immediately known if she was the one who escaped the shooting.