Husband, Wife Dead In Early Morning Murder-Suicide: Yonkers Police

YONKERS, NY — Gun violence has taken the lives of two Westchester residents in what authorities are calling an "apparent murder-suicide."

The Yonkers Police Department says that around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, they received a report of an unconscious person in a home on Chittenden Ave. Once on the scene, officers found two adults. A man who was already dead, had a gunshot wound to his head. A woman had several gunshot wounds to her body.

Despite first responders attempting life-saving measures on the woman, she succumbed to her wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was identified as 54-year-old Sean O’Neill, a retired NYPD police officer. The woman was identified as 47-year-old Arlene O’Neill, a teacher in the Eastchester Union Free School District.

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Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene to investigate, and determined an apparent murder-suicide had taken place between the husband and the wife who lived in that home. Investigators say a dispute took place, with Sean O’Neill shooting Arlene O’Neill several times with a handgun before turning the weapon on himself.

The couple's three children, who were home at the time of the incident but were physically unharmed, are currently in the custody of family members.

The City of Yonkers and the Yonkers Police Department said they extended their condolences to the family and friends of the O’Neill family.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, there are resources to help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day by calling 988. Its website offers services, including a live chat.