Man, woman found dead in suspected murder-suicide, police say

DAYTON — A homicide investigation is underway after a man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Dayton house on Friday.

Dayton police were dispatched to a house in the 1700 block of Rangeley Avenue around 2:50 p.m. to perform a welfare check, a spokesperson for the Dayton Police Department told News Center 7.

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When crews searched the house, they discovered that the two occupants of the home were deceased and both had gunshot wounds, the spokesperson said.

A Dayton police incident report identified the victims as a 55-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman. Their names have not been released at this time.

Maj. Brian Johns said Monday that there was some kind of a domestic dispute between the two individuals.

“We believe the female killed her male partner and then killed herself,” Johns said.

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Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate.

A handgun was recovered on scene.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

We’ll update this story as we learn more.

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