By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 8, 2020

METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Three people were found dead inside a Louisiana home Monday night, according to authorities.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Metairie home just after 8 p.m. after someone checking in on the residence reported finding several people injured, the agency said.

Deputies discovered two people dead of apparent gunshot wounds and a third who may have died of a drug overdose, news outlets reported, citing the sheriff’s office.



Authorities were continuing to investigate early Tuesday.

The victims were not immediately identified.

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