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Elderly Man, Woman Killed In Bermuda Dunes Home

The Riverside Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit assumed the investigation.

The Riverside Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit assumed the investigation. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BERMUDA DUNES, CA — An 80-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman were found dead and authorities Saturday were investigating their deaths as homicides.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded to a residence in the 79000 block of Montego Bay Court in Bermuda Dunes just before noon Friday to a welfare check.

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Upon arrival, deputies located the man and woman, identified as Donald Whitaker and Karen Whitaker, suffering from traumatic injuries, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Riverside Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit assumed the investigation.

No arrests have been made, and investigators were still working on identifying the suspect or suspects involved.

Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact investigator Hood at 951-955-2777.

— City News Service

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