Columbus police say a man and a woman were found dead Tuesday in northeast Columbus in what appears to be a murder-suicide.
Officers responded to 2600 Lauffer Ravines Drive at approximately 5:25 p.m. for an unknown complaint and found two children unable to get into their apartment, Columbus police said.
Officers entered the apartment to check on the children’s parents and found two adults with gunshot wounds, police said. EMS pronounced both dead at the scene.
Police are not releasing their names until other family members have been notified.
Anyone with information about the deaths can contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or speak anonymously to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts or is in crisis and needs help, please call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
bagallion@dispatch.com
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Man and woman found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Columbus
