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East Birmingham murder-suicide victims identified

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Source: MGN Online Source: MGN Online
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -

Birmingham police have released the identities of two people involved in a possible murder-suicide on Thursday.

Police say Charisse Hearns and Dorlean Pate, both of Birmingham, died at a home in the 1300 block of Americana Drive in the Echo Highlands community.

Officers were called to the home around 7 p.m. to investigate a report that two people were dead. Officers located two victims inside the home and Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced both dead at the scene.

Police believe the deaths stemmed from a domestic dispute and the incident is isolated. It's being investigated as a murder-suicide.

Check back to MyFoxAl.com for more information as it becomes available.

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