Danbury Murder-Suicide Couple 'In A Domestic Relationship​': Police

DANBURY, CT — The man and woman found dead on High Ridge Road Friday were in a domestic relationship, according to police.

A Danbury patrol officer heard "a verbal altercation" in the area of High Ridge Road and Scuppo Road around 12:10 a.m., Det. Capt. LeRose said in a statement released Monday.

Upon investigating, the officer saw a man standing over a woman, lying on High Ridge Road. As the officer exited his police vehicle to render aid, the man "turned toward the officer and proceeded to stab himself in the chest with a large knife," before falling to the ground, according to LeRose. It was then that the officer noticed that the woman had been stabbed several times, "apparently by the adult male."

Police officers and EMS personnel treated the couple at the scene, before they were taken to Danbury Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

The police have not yet identified the couple.

"At present, our investigation has determined that the deceased individuals were in a domestic relationship and that the male stabbed the female before turning the knife on himself," LeRose said.

The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.