Two People Found Fatally Shot in East Harlem Apartment

Police responding to a 911 call at about 8:30 p.m. on November 5 found a woman and a man with gunshot wounds to the head inside an apartment in East Harlem. Emergency medical workers pronounced both dead at the scene.

The victims were 55 and 66 years old. Their identities had not been made public as of Friday, pending notification of their families. The woman appeared to be the man’s home health aide, sources said.

Police have not determined whether the deaths were a murder-suicide or whether another person was involved. No firearm was recovered at the scene, and no arrests had been made. Investigators had not provided a description of a possible suspect.

The investigation is ongoing. In the 23rd Precinct, which covers East Harlem north of East 96th Street, shootings are down more than 37% this year compared with the same period last year. The precinct has recorded one other murder this year. In East Harlem public housing, police data shows two other murders so far this year, compared with none by this point last year.