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Married couple dead in apparent murder-suicide
Phoenix Police say a wife shot and killed her husband before turning the gun on herself, while two children were inside the home.
PHOENIX - A man and a woman are dead in what police believe to be a murder-suicide in North Phoenix.
What we know:
Officers responded to the incident at around 5:14 p.m. on Jan. 18 near 2900 West Bell Road. A caller said a man and woman were found unresponsive inside a home with a gun nearby.
Two people, identified as 42-year-old Sam Ertebati and 42-year-old Celestina Ertebati were found dead.
Dig deeper:
Police discovered that the pair were married and lived at the home. Two children inside got worried when their parents were sleeping late and called a family member, who came over and found the couple inside their bedroom.
"Preliminary information indicate that Celestine shot Sam, before turning the gun on herself," officers said.
No one else was hurt.
What we don't know:
The events leading up to the shooting were not made known.
What's next:
This remains an ongoing investigation.
The Source: Phoenix Police Department