Man and woman shot dead in apparent domestic incident

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WVUE) – Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating the shooting of a man and woman found Thursday (Oct. 24) at a home in the Slidell area.

Authorities say the incident appears to be domestic in nature.

Around 12:15 p.m., officers responded to a welfare check request from a concerned family member at a residence on William Drive in the Bel Aire Subdivision near Slidell. Upon entering the home, officers found a deceased man and woman, both with visible gunshot wounds.

The bodies were turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office for identification and to confirm the official cause of death.

The sheriff’s office says there is no ongoing threat to the public.

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