Police: Man, woman shot dead inside Olney home in apparent murder-suicide

Officials say there were children inside the home when it happened, they were thankfully unharmed.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Investigators discovered a man and a woman shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide.

It happened just after 12 a.m. Saturday in the Olney section of the city.
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Officials say there were children inside the home when it happened.

Police were called to the 100 block of the Roosevelt Boulevard for a report of shots fired.

Once inside a home, they found a 26-year-old woman shot to death on a mattress.
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Police say a 27-year-old man shot her, then turned the gun on himself, taking his life.

Two children ages 4 and 6 were inside the home but were physically unharmed.



It's not known if they witnessed the shooting.
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