ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Two people are dead and a third person was hurt from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a domestic incident Sunday, according to the Sheriff's Office.

At 6:39 p.m. Sunday, deputies went to an unspecified area in northern St. Lucie County after getting calls about gunshots.

When deputies arrived, they said they found two people dead with gunshot wounds and a third person with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“We believe the motive behind the shooting was domestic in nature and all three individuals are related," St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said in a Facebook post.

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The injured person was transported to a local hospital and is in protected custody with charges pending as the investigation continues.

Deputies said further information will not be available until the dead people's next of kin are notified.

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No further information was available.

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