Bed-Stuy Couple Found Dead in Possible Murder-Suicide, Police Say

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A 38-year-old woman and a man believed to be her boyfriend were found dead from gunshot wounds inside the woman's Bed-Stuy apartment early Wednesday morning in a potential murder-suicide, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

Police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a woman had been shot inside of an apartment at 745 Gates Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 12:07 a.m.

Inside the apartment, officers found Felicita Sotillo "unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the head," police said.

A 41-year-old male, who police believe to be Sotillo's boyfriend, was also found inside the apartment in the same condition, police said.

The New York Daily News reported that "police sources believe that the man shot Sotillo in the head before taking his own life."

A firearm was found inside the apartment, police said. No arrests had been made as of late Wednesday morning.

The identity of the man found dead next to Sotillo will be released once his family is notified of his death, as police said.

So far this year, four people have been shot in the 81st Precinct, where Sotillo and her boyfriend were were found dead Wednesdat, according to official police statistics. Only one person was shot in the precinct during the same time period last year.

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