The Pocono Township Police Department is investigating after a murder-suicide incident left two people dead in Tannersville on Tuesday night.
According to law enforcement officials, police responded to a domestic incident involving a firearm at a home along Ski Side Drive in Tannersville at about 6:33 p.m. on Tuesday, to find two people -- who officials said were "boyfriend and girlfriend" -- after they had suffered gunshot wounds.
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A man at the home was pronounced at the scene and a woman -- who was identified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office as 37-year-old Leilani Ramos of Pocono Township -- was taken to a nearby hospital after suffering numerous gunshot wounds.
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Officials said she was pronounced at about 8:33 p.m., officials said.
Contacted Wednesday, law enforcement officials said the incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide. The coroner's office has ruled Ramos' death a homicide.
Police have not yet provided identifying information on the man involved in this incident.
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Law enforcement officials told NBC10 that more information will likely be made available sometime Wednesday.
On investigation, police said, is ongoing.
This story has been updated to include new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
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