Death Of CT Married Couple Ruled Murder-Suicide: State Police

VOLUNTOWN, CT — The couple police found dead at a Voluntown home died in a murder-suicide, according to state police.

State police responded to Hell Hollow Road after receiving a 911 call at 11:30 a.m. The woman calling reported an emergency at the address and said she was sorry before the call ended, according to reports.

Police arrived and found the body of a man in the home's driveway.

Police tried to make contact with the woman believed to be in the home, then sent a drone inside. Police could see an unresponsive woman in the stairwell who was also pronounced dead.

The state Chief Medical Examiner's Office ruled the 69-year-old man's death was due to homicide by gunshot wounds. The 65-year-old woman's death was ruled as a suicide due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They were a married couple, state police said.

Police have seized the gun used in the crime as evidence.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information on the case can contact Detective Ethan Tanksley at 860-896-3201 or by email at ethan.tanksley@ct.gov.