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3 dead in Lakewood double murder-suicide

3 dead in double murder-suicide
Lakewood
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Three people are dead after a double murder-suicide in Lakewood.

Police said a man called his ex-wife early Sunday morning, saying he shot two people at a home on Chesterland Avenue.

According to investigators, the man threatened to shoot himself.

When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a man in a truck speeding away.

Police chased the truck until it stopped on Warren Road.

The 45-year-old man exited the vehicle with a gun to his head and shot himself moments later, police said.

Police found a 35-year-old Cleveland man and a 33-year-old Lakewood woman dead inside the kitchen of the home on Chesterland Avenue.

The investigation is ongoing.