A large police presence descended on an apartment complex in New Castle, Delaware after a man shot a woman then turned to gun on himself, said county police.
Police advised residents in the Georgetown Manor Apartment complex on Christiana Road in New Castle to remain inside throughout the incident, which began around 6:15 p.m. as officers arrived to hear a gunshot ring out from an apartment.
The New Castle County Police Crisis Negotiation Team eventually got a hold of hate gunman over the phone and spent several hours trying to convince him to surrender before negotiators heard what sounded like a gunshot over the phone.
Officer then entered the apartment to find a man and woman dead of gunshot wounds, said police.
Police closed Delaware Route 273 from Airport Road to Churchman’s Road and Christiana Road between Airport Road and Edinburgh Road into Monday morning as they investigated the shooting and spoke to the shooter.
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