A couple found dead inside a La Mesa home are believed to have been involved in a murder-suicide, police said Friday.
Police officers entered the home on Wyoming Avenue at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday to conduct a welfare check for concerned family members. They discovered the residents dead inside, officials said.
La Mesa Police Lt. Brian Stoney said one of the victims had some traumatic injuries.
On Friday, police identified Rose M. Welch, 73, as one of the deceased, adding that she was the victim of homicide. Her husband, William R. Welch, 77, died of an apparent suicide, police said.
Officials said the investigation was ongoing.
