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Longueuil, Que. police find 2 people dead after responding to assault call

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Longueuil Police make gruesome discovery after man, woman found dead inside Brossard home
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Police in Longueuil, Que., are investigating after officers found two bodies while responding to an assault call overnight.

Around 12:45 a.m. Monday, officers were called to Bienvenue Avenue in Brossard for reports of an armed assault.

When officers arrived at a home on the residential street, which is near Boulevard Milan and Grande Allée, they found two bodies with signs of injuries.

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A 56-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene.

Longueuil police spokesperson Jacqueline Pierre said a weapon, potentially a knife, was used.

Police did not confirm the relationship of the victims, but said they lived together.

“The theory of being a murder followed by a suicide is not something that we are going to ignore,” Pierre said.

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“The only thing that is going to help us out figure it out is an investigation.”

An investigation is underway.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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