"The man called 911 around 7 p.m. and identified himself as 62-year-old John Ezzell, the Plainfield Police Department said in a news release. He reportedly informed dispatchers that his wife - 62-year-old Christine Ezzell - was suffering from terminal cancer and he intended to take her life and then his own."
"Plainfield officers who responded to the home found two people inside with apparent gunshot wounds. John and Christine Ezzell were pronounced dead at the scene, and police found a firearm nearby."
"Police described the incident as an isolated one, with no threat to the public."
A 62-year-old man from Plainfield, Connecticut called 911 around 7 p.m. Monday to inform dispatchers of his intentions to kill his 62-year-old wife, who was suffering from terminal cancer, and then take his own life. He told authorities he would leave the door open for first responders. Officers arriving at the Kate Downing Road home found both individuals with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, and a firearm was recovered nearby. The bodies were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies. Police secured the area and characterized the incident as isolated with no public threat.
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