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Beverly Police Probe Apparent Murder-Suicide at Colonial Drive Home

Officials describe an apparent murder-suicide with no broader risk to the public.

Overview

  • Officers responded to a Colonial Drive residence around 9:40 p.m. Monday.
  • A man and a woman with apparent gunshot wounds were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Beverly Police, the Essex County District Attorney’s office, Massachusetts State Police, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are conducting the investigation.
  • Authorities have not released the victims’ identities pending notification of next of kin.
  • District Attorney Paul Tucker and Police Chief John LeLacheur said there is no threat to the general public as the case remains under investigation.