Man found fatally shot in head with 88-year-old woman in Queens home: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Two people were found dead in a Queens home on Saturday afternoon, one of them with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police.
At around 1 p.m., Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to 57-52 80th Street, near the Queens Midtown Express, in response to a 911 call reporting a cardiac arrest and a shooting.
Two people were found dead in the home, officials said.
An 88-year-old female was found dead, along with a 57-year-old male. The man had a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Authorities say a firearm was also recovered in the home.
The identity of the deceased persons has not been released. It remains unclear if they are known to each other, authorities said.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York will determine the cause of death.
Other details were not immediatley clear.
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