“Come let us join in together, lift our voices together and intercede on behalf of the Minor/Washington families and the entire Culpeper Community,” a His Village Facebook post reads. “Let’s show the world how we as the body of Christ respond to life’s most difficult moments, by uniting together.”

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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UPDATE 11:27 a.m.

The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left five family members – two adults and three young girls – dead inside their home, suffering from gunshot wounds at 14458 Rixeyville Road just north of Eggbornsville Road.

The shooting victims were identified by family members on the scene as Clarence Washington, 35, his wife, Shauna Washington, 35, Omesha, 13, Onya, 6 and Olivia, 4. Shauna Washington’s mother discovered the bodies Sunday evening around 10 p.m. after not hearing from the family over the weekend, according to Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins.