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Four Adults Found Dead in Bronx NYCHA Apartment in Possible Murder–Suicide

Police are treating the case as a possible murder–suicide pending the medical examiner’s findings.

Overview

  • Officers responding around 9:45 a.m. found two men and two women dead with signs of trauma inside a fifth-floor unit at the Castle Hill Houses on Lacombe Avenue.
  • Investigators recovered a firearm at the scene and preliminarily believe a man shot three people before killing himself.
  • The victims have not been publicly identified as authorities work to confirm identities and notify relatives.
  • Officials indicated the individuals may be related, and a local report citing police sources described a family connection that has not been officially confirmed.
  • The medical examiner will determine the causes of death while police continue processing the scene and gathering evidence.