Crime

Two people dead in apparent murder-suicide, cops say. An infant was found inside

Delray Beach police Capt. John Crane-Baker, right, and Asst. Chief Rachel Saunders listen to radio traffic after SWAT operators entered a Villages at Delray apartment where two people were found dead Oct. 8, 2019. An infant was found unharmed.
Delray Beach police Capt. John Crane-Baker, right, and Asst. Chief Rachel Saunders listen to radio traffic after SWAT operators entered a Villages at Delray apartment where two people were found dead Oct. 8, 2019. An infant was found unharmed. Delray Beach police

Officers responding to a reported shooting Tuesday morning in a Delray Beach apartment discovered two people dead and an unharmed infant inside, the department said.

The shooting happened around 8 a.m. in the Village of Delray Apartments, 693 Auburn Ave.

Police said the shooting is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide.

Nearby Village Academy and the Milagro Center were placed on a code yellow alert during the incident. The alert has since been lifted.

No other information was immediately available.

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Carli Teproff
Miami Herald
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Carli Teproff grew up in Northeast Miami-Dade and graduated from Florida International University in 2003. She became a full-time reporter for the Miami Herald in 2005 and now covers breaking news.
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