Officers Find Bodies In Home

"COVENTRY, CT — Two people are dead after an apparent murder/suicide at a home on Stage Road Friday night.

"Police found the bodies inside of a house at 6 Stage Rd. at about 1 a.m. Saturday, said state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance.

"Their names were not released.

"Coventry police were called to 6 Stage Road, at the corner of Grant Hill Road, just after 10 p.m. Friday for a report of a disturbance involving a firearm, Vance said. Officers established a perimeter around the home and tried to contact the occupants but were not successful.

"A regional tactical team was then called to the scene. Officers entered the home at around 1 a.m. and found two people dead.

"Preliminary investigation by the state police Eastern District Major Crime Scene Squad has determined the deaths to be the result of a murder/suicide involving a firearm, Vance said.

"Autopsies will be performed to determine the manner and cause of the deaths, Vance said."

Source: The Courant...