ALBANY, NY — Two people were found dead Tuesday afternoon in what police are investigating as a domestic murder-suicide on Myrtle Avenue.
Officers responded to a residence in the 600 block of Myrtle Avenue between Quail Street and Ontario Street at around 3:06 p.m. for reports of two individuals shot inside a residence.
Upon arrival, officers located a 65-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both were treated on scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel and pronounced dead at the scene.
Through further investigation, police believe the man fatally shot the woman before taking his own life.
The identities of both individuals are being withheld until proper notifications have been made.
A firearm was recovered at the scene.
