Death of Connecticut couple ruled a murder-suicide: State Police

VOLUNTOWN, CT — The couple police found dead in a Voluntown home committed a murder-suicide, according to state police.

State police responded to Hell Hollow Road after receiving a 911 call at 11:30 a.m. The woman who called reported an emergency at the address and apologized before ending the call, according to reports.

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When police arrived, they found a man’s body in the driveway of the house.

Police attempted to contact the woman believed to be inside the home and then sent a drone inside. Police were able to see a woman in the stairwell who was unresponsive and was also pronounced dead.

The state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the 69-year-old man’s death a homicide by gunshot wound. The 65-year-old woman’s death was ruled a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound. State police said the two were a married couple.

Police have seized the weapon used in the crime as evidence.

The investigations are still ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case can contact Detective Ethan Tanksley at 860-896-3201 or via email at [email protected].