By Associated Press - Sunday, January 14, 2018

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Police in Glendale have released the names of a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide.

They say 59-year-old Ricky Bailey reportedly shot his 85-year-old mother-in-law on Friday before turning the gun on himself.

The shootings were reported to police by a woman who says she witnessed the incident and called 911.

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Glendale Fire Department paramedics treated Bailey and Pearl Mary Merenyi at the scene before transporting them to a hospital, where they died from their injuries.

Police say both lived at the residence where the incident occurred.

They say the name of the female isn’t being released and the murder-suicide remains under investigation.

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