PETALUMA (BCN)



Police in Petaluma are investigating the deaths of two people Thursday as a murder-suicide.



On Thursday at around 4 p.m., officers with the Petaluma Police Department responded to a residence in the 800 block of Echo Court to a report of two people that appeared to be deceased.



Responding officers located a man and a woman inside the home and confirmed they were both deceased, police said.



Both subjects appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds.



Detectives determined the deaths appear to be the result of a murder-suicide, police said.



As of Thursday night, investigators were working with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office to confirm the identity of the two individuals and their relationship with one another.





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