UPDATED 4:24 P.M.
PEORIA, Ill. – The identities of the two people who died in a homicide and suicide from Sunday afternoon have been identified.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 47-year-old Vivek Gupta suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and likely died instantly.
He says 49-year-old Glory Eriksen suffered an apparent self-inflicted single gunshot wound to the head and likely died instantly.
They were discovered at around 2:15 P.M. after officers were called to a house on the 2200 block of North Flora for a welfare check.
Peoria Police are still investigating the case.
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PEORIA, Ill. – Two people are dead after what Peoria Police are calling a homicide and suicide Sunday afternoon.
Officers responded for a welfare check to the 2200 block of North Flora at around 2:15 P.M., not receiving an answer when knocking on the door.
An adult female was observed by police down inside a bedroom while checking windows outside, and Peoria Fire forced entry into the home.
Police discovered a 49-year-old woman dead with an apparent gunshot wound, then found a 47-year-old man dead with an apparent gunshot wound lying next to the woman.
The identities of both will be released by the Peoria County Coroner.
The incident is under investigation.
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