According to Mercer Island Police, officers responded to a welfare check at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 8400 block of South 46th Street.
The welfare check was requested by an attorney representing the homeowner, who reported receiving a concerning email that raised fears for the occupants’ safety.
When officers arrived, they saw a body through a window and entered the residence.
Inside, they found two people dead.
Police identified the victims as a woman in her 70s and a man in his 40s.
Both died from gunshot wounds, investigators said.
The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Investigators were tipped off that there may need to be another welfare check for a home in Issaquah connected to this incident.
When they responded, however, they found a man and woman dead inside.
No additional details were released as the investigation continues.
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