Overview
- Authorities named the deceased as Sam Ertebati and Celestina Ertebati, both 42.
- Officers responded around 5:14 p.m. on Jan. 18 to a residence near 2900 West Bell Road and found the pair unresponsive in a bedroom.
- Preliminary evidence indicates Celestina shot Sam before turning the gun on herself, and a firearm was found at the scene.
- Two children were inside the home, became concerned when their parents did not wake up, alerted a relative, and were not physically harmed.
- Both were pronounced dead at the scene, and Phoenix police report no other injuries as the investigation continues.