Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead Inside Long Island Home

UPDATE: Police have identified the two people as Steven Kuper, 69, and his wife, Susan Kuper, 56. They were both found dead in the basement with gunshot wounds.

Police have not yet determined if the incident is a murder-suicide or a double suicide.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY – Two people were found dead inside their Lake Ronkonkoma home Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk Police said.

A 911 call to check on the welfare of residents at 105 Patchogue-Holbrook Road came in at 3:09 p.m. The home is located right next to Hiawatha Elementary School in the Sachem School District.

Two residents, a male and a female, were found dead. Detectives believe at least of one them took their own life. Police are investigating whether the incident is a murder-suicide or a double suicide.

There was a murder-suicide in Suffolk County last week. Police say 79-year-old Raymond Foster shot his wife, 78-year-old Sandra, and then shot himself inside their Stony Brook home.