The Essex County District Attorney’s Office confirms police went to the home on Broadway Street for a well-being check around 5:45 p.m. When they arrived they found two victims – a male and a female – dead of apparent gunshot wounds.
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Two people were found shot dead inside a home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Sunday.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office confirms police went to the home on Broadway Street for a well-being check around 5:45 p.m. When they arrived they found two victims - a male and a female - dead of apparent gunshot wounds.
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The victims have not been publicly identified pending notification of the family.
There is no known risk to the public, the DA said.
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Authorities did not say how the violence transpired, but neighbors described an emotional scene playing out when the victims were found.
"There was a couple standing there hugging each other and then a priest came over and hugged them," said neighbor Bruce Randall.
“I’m hearing people scream and cry and running – you see people running down the street like something really bad happened," added neighbor Emily Long.
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The case is under investigation by the DA's office and the Haverhill Police Department.
More details were not immediately available.
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