FREDERICA, DE. (THECOUNT) — The two people found shot dead in a Bowers Beach parking lot in Frederica, Delaware, on Saturday afternoon, have been identified as husband and wife, Kenneth J. Bowers, 55, and Lysandra C. Bowers, 40.

Police say the deadly incident appears to be the result of a murder-suicide.

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Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Details are limited, but police say they made the grisly discovery around 4 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot area off of Cooper Avenue near the Bowers Beach boat ramp.

Police say it was there that they found two bodies near Bayview Tavern, but officials did not elaborate as to the cause of death or their identities.

Police add the investigation is in it’s very early stages and that information will be released as it becomes available, reports WMDT.

Anyone with possible information on the double deadly incident should contact police immediately at 911.

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Geo quick facts: Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 774 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.