Two people were found dead inside a Queens home in a mysterious tragedy on Saturday afternoon, police reported.
Officers from the 104th Precinct made the grisly discovery at about 1 p.m. on March 15 inside a home on the 5700 block of 80th Street in Middle Village.
Upon arriving at the scene, law enforcement sources said, cops located a 57-year-old man, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Responding EMS units pronounced him dead at the scene.
Moments later, they also came across the second individual, an 88-year-old woman, who was unconscious and unresponsive. She, too, was pronounced dead at the scene, though there was no immediate information about a probable cause.
Police have not yet released the two individuals’ identities, pending family notification. Their bodies were transferred to the Medical Examiner’s office for autopsies to determine the causes of their demise.
Based on information obtained from police, the Citizen app reported that cops were investigating the incident as a potential murder-suicide. Police sources, however, could not immediately confirm that with amNewYork Metro.
The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
