Man, woman killed in Chandler murder-suicide: police

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in a Chandler neighborhood.

According to Chandler Police, officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home near Arizona Avenue and Queen Creek Road at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 1.

When officers got to the scene, two people exited the home unharmed. Officers then found a man and a woman dead inside.

"The investigation determined that Michelle Hicks, a 45-year-old Chandler resident had been fatally shot by 49-year-old Rafael Quezada," police said. "Quezada then fatally shot himself."

Police say a gun was found inside the home.

No further details were released.

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