MANSFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - The Mansfield Police Department is investigating a possible murder suicide that left a 40-year-old father and a 9-year-old son dead.

According to a release, officers responded to a home in the 900 block of Woodville Road around 12:06 a.m. for a report of two people shot.

When officers arrived, they found a father and son, a 40-year-old man and a 9-year-old boy, inside the home.

Police said the 9-year-old boy was taken to OhioHealth, where he later died.

The 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the circumstances appear to be a murder–suicide, but detectives and the Richland County Coroner’s Office, continue to investigate.

According to the release, the names of the father and son will be released at this time out of respect for the fam

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