Man and woman found fatally shot in Northeast Philly apartment

The bodies were discovered in the 9400 block fo East Roosevelt Boulevard by a maintenance worker.

Philadelphia Police stand guard outside the Michner Court Apartments in Northeast Philadelphia after two people were found shot dead on Friday, January 22, 2021. A maintenance worker found a male and female with gun shots to the head.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

Published Jan. 22, 2021, 5:13 p.m. ET

A man and woman were found fatally shot inside a Northeast Philadelphia apartment Friday afternoon, police said.

No gun was found at the scene, and police said they did not immediately know the identities of the victims.

Shortly before 3 p.m., police responded to Michner Court Apartments in the 9400 block of East Roosevelt Boulevard, where a maintenance worker discovered the bodies.

The man, described as about 50 years old, was found in the kitchen. He had been shot in the head. The woman, who was 30 to 40 years old, was found in a bedroom. She also had been shot in the head. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by medics.

No other details were immediately available.