Couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Palm Bay, police say

PALM BAY, Fla. — Palm Bay detectives are investigating a suspected murder-suicide.

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Officers said that at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 911 call was made by a woman who appeared to be in distress, asking for officers to come to her house.

Officers said when they arrived, they found the man and woman with apparent gunshot wounds.

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Investigators said a 72-year-old man shot his 56-year-old girlfriend and then himself at a home on Fitchburg Street SE.

The woman died at the scene and the man was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

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The couple had been together for about 11 years and lived in Palm Bay, officers said.

Officers said there was “no significant history at this residence.”

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The couples identities were not released.

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