Gun Recovered After Two Found Dead in Mounds View Home

Mounds View, MN (KROC-AM News) - Authorities in a northern Twin Cities suburb are investigating the deaths of two people discovered inside a home Sunday evening.

A statement issued by the Mounds View Police Department says officers were dispatched to conduct a welfare check shortly before 8 PM. When officers arrived at the residence, they reported seeing a person inside lying on the floor with signs of trauma.

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Mounds View Police and the officers forced their way into the residence and found two people dead inside. It was later determined that both suffered from gunshot wounds and a handgun was recovered at the scene.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting with the investigation. Based on the current evidence, Mounds View Police do not believe there is a danger to the public.

The names of the two deceased individuals have not been released.

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