Three Dead In Probable Murder/Suicide

"PEORIA, AZ - Police have identified three people found dead inside a Peoria home Friday morning.

"Mike Tellef with the Peoria Police and Fire Departments said the victims were discovered inside the home near Sunnyside Drive and 73rd Avenue around 10 a.m.

"Tellef said 26-year-old Dawn Axsom and her mother, 56-year-old Lisa Braden were found along with Gabriel Schwartz, 28. Axsom and Braden lived at the home.

"Schwartz was the estranged boyfriend of Axsom, according to Tellef.

"He said one of the victims did not show up for work and when a friend went to the home to check, they reportedly heard a baby crying but no one was answering the door.

"The friend called police and when officers arrived at the home, they found the three victims' bodies in different rooms in the home, according to Tellef.

"Police said the 2-year-old son of Axsom and Schwartz was found in the home unharmed.

"Tellef said violence was involved in the deaths, but he did not provide details. He said the exact cause of death would be determined in an autopsy."

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