UPDATE: The St. Tammany Parish Coroner has identified the man and woman as 31-year-old Angel Smith 31-year-old and Rico Keller of Slidell.

An autopsy will be Monday (April 3rd) to determine the official cause of death; however, at this time according to the Sheriff’s Office the incident is believed to be a murder-suicide.

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SILDELL, La. (WGNO) — Two people were found dead inside a Slidell home Saturday (April 1st).

According to reports, around 9:30 a.m. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff deputies were dispatched to a home after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a child stating that their parents were bleeding and unresponsive.

At the scene deputies located a man and a woman dead in a bedroom with a gun present. Deputies also located two children in the home.

There is no word yet on the victims identities at this time.

The incident remains under investigation.

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