A man and woman were found dead inside a home in San Diego's Southcrest community Friday in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) received reports just after 5 p.m. of two people found shot to death inside a home in the 3800 block of Gamma Street just east of Interstate 5. A roommate reported the grisly discovery to police.
When officers arrived on scene, they found to people suffering from deadly gunshot wounds to their upper bodies, SDPD Homicide Unit Lt. Ray Valentin said.
Both the man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the SDPD, the man and woman are both in their 40s, though their names have not yet been released.
Valentin said the deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
On Friday night, family members and friends stood outside the Southcrest home and were being comforted by crisis intervention specialists. Meanwhile, homicide detectives cordoned the home and worked into the night collecting evidence and trying to piece together what happened.
NBC 7 spoke with some residents in the area Saturday who said they were shocked by what happened in the neighborhood.
Terri Lopez, who's lived in Southcrest for four years, said she noticed police officers on Gamma Street, surrounding the home where the bodies were found.
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“It’s scary. I feel sorry that it happened,” said Lopez. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve never heard of something like that happening before. It’s just strange. It’s sad.”
Olivia Garrison was babysitting when she saw officers in the area Friday night. Officer knocked on doors, including the house she was in, asking if she'd heard any strange noises.
“The police were here a long time,” she recalled.
As of noon Saturday, further details had not been released by the SDPD. Check back for updates on this developing story.
