A call asking for a wellness check led to the discovery of two bodies at a Hilliard townhome, which the Division of Police there is calling a potential murder-suicide based on a preliminary investigation.
Hilliard police officers responded at around 2 p.m. Nov. 17 to the Hilliard Square Townhomes complex in the 4800 block of Leap Court off Cemetery Road, according to Andrea Litchfield, a spokesperson for the city of Hilliard, including the police division.
On arrival, officers found a man and woman who were both deceased, said Litchfield. The man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
The preliminary investigation points to a murder-suicide, Litchfield said. She could not say how the man and woman were killed, or the relationship between the two.
There is no active threat to the community, Litchfield said.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Hilliard police investigating potential murder-suicide at townhomes complex
Reporting by Shahid Meighan, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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