Two Romanians were found shot in their home in Ohio, USA / The main suspect is their former son-in-law, who was found dead in the same house

Two Romanians, Sorin and Emilia Ciortan, both aged 71, were found shot dead in their home in North Royalton, a suburb of Cleveland, in the US state of Ohio, on Tuesday evening, November 10. The prime suspect is their former son-in-law, Ștefan Pascu, also aged 71, who was found dead in the same house. Police are investigating the case as a double murder followed by suicide.

Police arrived at the address after a 911 call from the victims’ daughter. She said her former husband’s car was parked in her parents’ driveway, but she could not reach them and noted that the man was not welcome in the house.

Sorin Ciortan was found in the upstairs hallway with a gunshot wound to the head, while Emilia Ciortan was in another room, near the living room. Because the suspect could not be located, although his car was in the driveway, police requested the intervention of a tactical team.

Members of the Southwest Enforcement Bureau found Ștefan Pascu on the lower level of the house, dead from what was most likely a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A firearm was found near him. North Royalton police are investigating the case together with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The motive for the attack has not yet been officially established.