Double Shooting At Nyack Home Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide, Victim ID'd

ORANGETOWN, NY — Police in Rockland County say that the deadly shooting in a Nyack home is being treated as an apparent murder suicide.

"At this time, Orangetown Police detectives are continuing to investigate this incident as an apparent murder/suicide," officials said in a statement. "Based on the injuries and evidence at the scene, it appears that 52 year-old Jeffrey M. Wright killed his 55 year-old wife Anita Lam-Wright with a shotgun. He subsequently went to a different area of the home and killed himself with the same weapon. A shotgun was recovered at the scene."

Police discovered a grisly scene after entering a home in Nyack as part of an investigation.

The Orangetown Police Department says that on Saturday, around 4:34 p.m., officers went to a home on North Midland Avenue, in Nyack, after receiving a report from a relative about a past domestic incident.

After attempts to contact the homeowner were unanswered, police say the Rockland County REACT Team (SWAT) was called to the scene.

After safely entering the home, authorities found the 52-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, both dead from gunshot wounds.

Orangetown police said that they did not have any previous reports of domestic incidents at the address.

"This has been a devastating shock to our community. Many of us know this family, who were prominent and involved members of our community," Village of Nyack officials said in their most recent update. "Our hearts and deepest condolences go out to the Wright family."

The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and is being conducted by the Orangetown Police Department Detective Bureau. Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact detectives at 845-359-2121.