Detectives Suspect Patient Killed Psychiatrist

"MCLEAN, VA — Police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide involving a McLean psychiatrist and his patient.

"Two people were found dead in a McLean home in the 8600 block of Tebbs Lane Friday afternoon. Police were called to the home at approximately 4:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots. Officers found the bodies of two people, a man and a woman.

"The man has been preliminarily identified as a 71-year-old resident of the home, where he lived and worked as a psychiatrist. The woman, 62, had been his patient. The preliminary determination of detectives is that the patient shot the doctor, then herself.

"Identification of the man will be withheld pending an autopsy. The woman’s identify is being withheld until family members are notified. The investigation is continuing."

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