3 dead in double murder-suicide near 19th Avenue and Buckeye 💥👩👩💥

PHOENIX — Three people are dead after an apparent double murder-suicide at a Phoenix residence overnight.

Officers responded to the area of 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road late Sunday night for reports of a shooting.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot and killed in front of an apartment.

A witness told officers they saw another man force a woman inside an apartment before more shots were fired.

When officers were safely able to enter the home, they found a woman who had been shot and killed. A man was also found in the home and was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police say the suspect is believed to be the ex-boyfriend of the woman and the man who was killed was her current boyfriend.

The investigation is ongoing.