Death of man, woman in Berlin a likely murder-suicide, police say

La Casita restaurant in Berlin (Courtesy photo)

BERLIN - The deaths of a man and woman at a Berlin restaurant on Sunday are being investigated as a suspected murder-suicide, police say.

Officers got involved around 9:45 a.m. when they responded to the La Casita restaurant at 4 Hillside Ave. in Berlin in response to a 911 call for reported gunshots.

Upon entering the business they discovered an employee, Sandra Marisol Fuentes Huaracha, 25, deceased from apparent gunshot wounds behind the bar. Soon after, authorities discovered Michael Gleason, Jr., 50, inside one of the bathrooms having suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Both adults were pronounced deceased at the scene.

While the investigation is just beginning, there does not appear to be any threat to the general public in connection with these two deaths. Fuentes Huaracha and Gleason had been engaged in a prior domestic relationship.

At this time authorities are investigating this as a likely murder and suicide.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available following autopsies scheduled to take place today.