Authorities say a man called St. Lucie County Dispatch late Saturday and admitted to shooting his wife and her boyfriend before he shot himself.

PORT ST. LUCIE — As two children lay sleeping in their beds late Saturday night, a man entered a Port St. Lucie home and shot his wife and her boyfriend before turning the gun on himself, police say.

At about 11:03 p.m., authorities say a man called St. Lucie County Dispatch and admitted to the double shooting.

He also told police two children were inside the home in the 3200 block of SW Constellation Road.

After the call, authorities say, he turned the gun on himself.

When police arrived at the scene, they found a man on the back patio dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

After clearing the home with the assistance of SWAT team members, police found another man and a woman dead inside, as well as two children asleep in their beds.

The children have been removed from the home and placed in the care of the Department of Children and Families, according to police.

Crime Scene investigators were on scene early Sunday morning assisting detectives with processing the crime scene.

Police have not yet released identities of either the shooting victims or the alleged gunman, citing pending notification of next of kin and an ongoing investigation of "the circumstances surrounding the double murder, suicide."

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