A man and woman have been found dead from suspected gunshot wounds at a property in Norfolk.
The bodies were discovered in the village of Magdalen, south of King’s Lynn, on Tuesday morning after East of England ambulance service staff raised the alarm just after midnight on Monday.
The man’s body was in the front garden of the property and the woman’s body was inside. Both are believed to be in their late 40s. Norfolk constabulary said it was a suspected firearms incident.
Det Supt Paul Durham, from the force’s joint major investigation team, said: “We are in the very early stages of the investigation and while I understand how shocking the news of this incident must be for neighbours of the two people involved and other local residents, I can reassure them that we are putting all our efforts into establishing the circumstances surrounding their deaths.”
The property has been sealed off while crime scene investigators carry out forensic examinations and the road remains closed.
An East of England ambulance service spokesman said: “We got a call at 12.08am and sent two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance officer.
“There were two patients but sadly there was nothing that could be done for them and they were declared dead at the scene.”
