A Port Jefferson couple was found dead inside their home Monday morning in what police say was an apparent murder-suicide.
Suffolk County Police said officers went to the house at 135 Oakwood Road around 11:07 a.m. after 63-year-old Valerie Kopetic failed to show up for work. Inside the home, officers found Kopetic and her domestic partner, Paul Trefimovich, 68, dead from gunshot wounds.
Homicide Squad detectives determined that Trefimovich shot and killed Kopetic before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.
The case remains under investigation.
