MIAMI (WSVN) - A man and a woman were found dead in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood in what police described as an apparent murder-suicide.

City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the area of Northeast First Avenue and 59th Street in Miami, just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to police, they received a call of two people being unresponsive. Shortly after officers responded to the scene, a third person showed up,

“Someone did arrive at the location to check on the individuals, at which point in time they located both of them unresponsive,” said Miami Police Officer Kiara Delva.

Inside the home, police said, they found the bodies of a man and woman between 25 and 35 years old who were allegedly in a relationship.

“Unfortunately pronounced them deceased,” said Delva.

Little Haiti residents were left dumbfounded and frightened.

“It’s mind-blowing, ’cause it’s, you know, a couple,” said a concered parent who lives in the area.

“It makes no sense, for murdering, for such young people,” said area resident Emmanuel Metellus.

7News cameras captured officers standing around in the scene and a couple of blocks cordoned off with police tape.

“Homicide detectives are here on scene trying to piece everything together,” said Delva.

The concerned parent who spoke with 7News wondered whether a domestic violence situation may have been to blame.

“It could be anything — the tone that someone speaks, grabbing on the arm or anything — but it goes both ways where it’s female or male that can be the aggressor,” she said.

Detectives believe this was an isolated incident involving a couple and are investigating how the victims died.

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