HAVERHILL — A man and a woman were found fatally shot inside a Broadway home on Sunday evening, according to an announcement by Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone.
They said Haverhill police received a call about 5:43 p.m. to check on the well-being of someone at the home.
Officers found a man and a woman who died of apparent gunshot wounds. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of family members.
There is no known risk to the public.
The incident is under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit and detectives from the Haverhill Police Department.
At 9 p.m., police were seen entering and leaving a three-story apartment building at 195 Broadway where a van marked Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was seen pulling out of the driveway.
Emily Long, 25, who told The Eagle Tribune that she grew up at 5 Smith St. – across Broadway from where the shootings occurred, said she was visiting her family for the weekend. The first sign of trouble was when she was loading items into her car and multiple police vehicles converged at 195 Broadway with their emergency lights flashing, Long said.
“A group of people were running down the street screaming and crying so I knew something really had happened,” she said. “And then you see police taping off the street.”
Long said there was never any trouble at that home and it is a very quiet neighborhood.
“I never hear of any yelling or arguing and I didn’t hear any gunshots,” she said. “It’s really heartbreaking.”