Menomonei (US), Sep 14 (AP) Four people have been found slain in an SUV with Minnesota license plates that was abandoned in a western Wisconsin cornfield, authorities said.

A 911 caller alerted deputies Sunday to the black SUV that was off a rural road in the Town of Sheridan, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office.

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Authorities have not disclosed why they think the four are homicide victims, who they are and where they are from.

In a Facebook post Monday, sheriff's officials said the victims do not appear to have any connection to the area. The posting also said there may have been a second dark-colored SUV traveling with the vehicle that was abandoned.

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No arrests have been announced. The Dunn County Medical Examiner's Office, the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation and the Wisconsin State Patrol and assisting in the investigation. (AP)

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