Mother And Adult Son Found Dead

"FORT WASHINGTON, MD - A mother and son were found dead Monday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, Prince George's County Police say.

"The bodies of the woman - who was in her 60s - and her adult son were found in the home they shared in the 1600 block of Clarion Terrace.

"`She was recently, from what we are told based on our preliminary investigation, recently diagnosed with a terminal illness,` Deputy Chief Kevin Davis says.

"`We suspect that had something to do with the murder-suicide.`

"The woman's son - who was in his 30s - was partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, police say.

"Davis says the family lived in neighborhood for a long time and there hadn't been any trouble with them before.

"Police won't say how the pair died. Their names have not been released."

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