Two Detroit police officers, said to have been in a relationship, have been found dead in a suspected murder-suicide

A pair of Detroit police officers who were allegedly in a relationship have been found dead after what other officers say was a domestic dispute, as well as a murder-suicide.

The two unnamed DPD officers were found Sunday at an apartment complex in Livonia, a small, generally quiet town located on the outskirts of the much more crime-ridden Motor City.

The apartment where the incident occurred, police said, is located in the area of ​​6 Mile and Farmington, a relatively safe enclave of the mostly residential area.

Appearing outside the building Sunday afternoon shortly after the bodies were discovered, the Detroit police department chief said he would not identify the officers, though he confirmed they had been romantically involved.

Speaking to reporters as other officers appeared emotional in the background, Detroit Police Chief James White further revealed that his force would not be handling the case of the downed officers, and that Livonia police officers would be handling the case.

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Speaking to reporters as other officers appeared emotional in the background, Detroit Police Chief James White (center) said his force would not be handling the case of the two slain officers, revealing that the two had been in a relationship.

White would later add that while he was not involved in the actual investigation, officers from his department who viewed the crime scene, an apartment within the aforementioned complex, as well as himself, believed the incident was the result of a ‘dispute’. domestic’ between the two policemen, as well as a murder-suicide.

Refusing to identify the couple, the chief reiterated to reporters gathered outside the two-story complex that the Livonia investigation was still in its early stages and that officers from that force would likely provide updates in the coming hours.

It is unclear when exactly the pair were killed, as both were found dead when discovered by local police.

“A very tragic situation,” Chief White told members of the press in an update shortly before 4:30 pm, shortly after the bodies were discovered.

“This information is preliminary and subject to change,” the Detroit police chief would then add.

‘I just want to give you something, since we’re all here.’

The chief went on to reveal that while members of his department were on the scene, he and his officers were only on location due to the nature of the case and its victims.

“Obviously we are not doing an investigation,” revealed White, who took over as Detroit police chief in 2021 following protests over the death of George Floyd in nearby Minneapolis.

The two unnamed DPD officers were found Sunday at this apartment complex in Livonia, a small, generally quiet town located on the outskirts of the much more crime-ridden Motor City.

This is the case with the Livonia Police Department. You will hear from them later,” said White, who did not provide any clues about the police identities of the two officers, other than the fact of the couple.

White also did not add which of the two they believed to be the assailant.

‘From our perspective, the course of events is very tragic or sad. [We] I can’t release their names right now, I’m sure you’ll get it later,’ White said of the identities of the two officers.

“We have to respect the Livonia investigative process, but it appears to be domestic, it appears, preliminarily, a murder-suicide, and that’s where we are now,” he revealed, before denouncing the incident as a “sad day for the police department .

White would later offer the department’s ‘thoughts and prayers’ for the next of kin of the victims, while using the word ‘family’ in the singular instead of the plural, suggesting the couple may have been married.

In addition to those who knew the victims, White would single out the nearly 2,500 law enforcement officers under his command, whom he said “are taking this very seriously.” As the chief spoke, several other officers from the department were seen on the scene, apparently in deep conversation with each other.

“That’s really all we have right now,” White said. Police officers continue to investigate the incident.

DailyMail.com contacted the Livonia Police Department for relevant information on the case, which was first reported this afternoon.