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2 dead in murder-suicide at Phoenix apartment, police say

A man and woman were found in the apartment with gunshot wounds in what appears to be a murder-suicide situation.

PHOENIX — A man and a woman are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in a Phoenix apartment Thursday night, the city's police department said.

Officers were called to the scene after getting multiple calls reporting shots were fired near the intersection of Valley Parkway and 27th Drive, the department said. Tactical Support was able to enter the apartment, where they found the bodies of the man and the woman with gunshot wounds.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Police believe the man shot the woman before shooting himself.

Police have not yet identified the deceased.

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