Mother, son found dead inside Rochester apartment in apparent murder-suicide

River Glen Apartments on Friday, June 28, 2024, in northeast Rochester.

By Staff reports

June 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM

ROCHESTER 鈥� The Rochester Police Department found a mother and son dead with gunshot wounds while conducting a welfare check on Thursday night, June 27.

According to a press release from RPD, officers were dispatched Thursday to the 100 block of Sandbar Court Northeast for a welfare check and found the bodies of a 30-year-old son and his 54-year-old mother inside the son鈥檚 apartment.

"The bodies had been there for some time," the press release said. "Officers recovered a handgun by the son鈥檚 body. No other individuals are being sought in this case."

Initial investigation shows the deaths were likely a result of a homicide and a suicide, the release said.

The names of the mother and son have not been released at this time.

By Staff reports

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