SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County sheriff’s investigators said three people died at a home in east Winter Park Monday night.
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Deputies responded to reports of shots fired in the Howell Estates neighborhood shortly before 10 p.m.
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Investigators said they discovered three people dead at a home along Princess Gate Boulevard off of Dike Road.
The Sheriff’s Office told Eyewitness News that two people appeared to be victims of homicide and a third person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Investigators said they believe the shooter was a family friend who was staying with the victims and shot them in their home.
#BREAKING: 3 people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in East Winter Park. @SeminoleSO says "preliminarily investigation indicates the subject is a family friend of the victims staying in the home."
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Detectives said while the investigation is in its early stages, they are not looking for anyone else connected to the shooting.
WFTV has a crew on scene.
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