A somber discovery was made in a Phoenix neighborhood this Tuesday morning when a man and woman were found dead in their home. Phoenix Police responded to a home near Union Hills Drive and 7th Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, upon arriving, they found evidence of a shooting, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
The officers discovered the bodies of a 65-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man. The woman had succumbed to an apparent gunshot wound, while the man's wound was reportedly self-inflicted, "When officers got there, they located evidence of a shooting and inside the house found a 65-year-old woman dead of an apparent gunshot wound. A 69-year-old man was also located dead inside the house with what is being reported as a self-inflicted gunshot wound," said Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower, in a statement obtained by FOX 10 Phoenix. The identities of the deceased have not been released as the investigation continues to determine their relationship to one another.
Further details on this case are sparse, but the incident is being investigated as a potential murder-suicide. 12 News reports that police are looking into what may have led up to the shooting.
