Crime & Safety

Mother, Child Dead In Cleveland Heights; Possible Murder-Suicide

Police are investigating the deaths of a mother and daughter in Cleveland Heights.

Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Cleveland Heights.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Cleveland Heights. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Police are investigating the deaths of a mother and daughter on Delmore Road.

A 34-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter were found dead in the bedroom of a home on Delmore Road on Saturday afternoon, Police Chief Annette Mecklenburg told Patch.

Both mother and daughter were shot to death, Mecklenburg said.

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"Both were shot and all indications at this time lead us to believe it was a murder-suicide," Mecklenburg said.

Detectives are still investigating the deaths. Police have promised to release additional information as it becomes available.

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