2 killed in murder-suicide outside Citrus County assisted living facility, deputies say

Crime scene tape outside a Citrus County ALF where a murder-suicide occurred on Friday morning. Image is courtesy of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. 

Deputies are investigating a shooting that left two people dead outside an assisted living facility in Citrus County

According to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, a man shot a woman outside the facility in Citrus Springs and then turned the gun on himself. 

Investigators did not name the facility where the shooting occurred. 

Deputies say the shooting appears to be domestic and there is no active threat to the community. 

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