ST. LOUIS — A woman and man are dead after a murder-suicide in south St. Louis Saturday afternoon.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, at about 3:20 p.m. Saturday, a witness went to a home in the 4800 block of Germania Avenue to check on the victim and the suspect after not hearing from them.
After knocking on the door and getting no answer, the witness saw the victim and suspect unresponsive through a window of the home, and called the police.
When police arrived at the home, they forced themselves inside and EMS pronounced the victim and suspect dead on the scene.
Police's early investigations said the suspect beat the woman to death with a hammer and then killed himself.
The victim was identified as 68-year-old Anwara Begum.
The suspect was identified as Mohammad Islam, 68.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call St. Louis police's Homicide Division at 314-444-5371. To leave an anonymous tip. call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
Police are still investigating the murder-suicide.
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update information as it is confirmed.
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