Homicide-suicide under investigation in South San Francisco

The bodies were found Tuesday in an apartment on the 1000 block of Grand Avenue

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities on Tuesday were investigating a homicide-suicide at an apartment in South San Francisco.

Officers were called to the apartment on the 1000 block of Grand Avenue about 3 p.m. for a report of a suspicious circumstance, the South San Francisco Police Department said in a news release. Family members had received a text message from a relative that led police to believe a homicide had possibly occurred inside the apartment.

During the investigation, officers entered the apartment and found the bodies of a man and a woman, police said.

“The investigation determined the deaths were a result of a homicide-suicide,” police said.

The man was the tenant of the apartment and the woman was his acquaintance, police said. Police did not release any other information.

Anyone with information related to the homicide-suicide can contact the police department at 650-877-8900.

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