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A man and a woman were found dead in their Brooklyn home Sunday evening in an apparent murder-suicide, police said.

Officers arrived at the Bushwick apartment at around 5 p.m and found Elizabeth Thompkins, 23, with gunshot wounds to her head.

Her boyfriend and the suspected shooter, Christopher Pickering, 37, was found with a single bullet wound to his head.

The uncle of Elizabeth Thompkins speaks with detectives.Robert StridironThe uncle of Elizabeth Thompkins speaks with detectives.Robert Stridiron

A weapon was recovered.

Family and friends flocked to the home, crying and praying as officers confirmed the deaths.

Thompkins’ uncle, Gary Livreey, could barely speak when he heard the news.

“I can’t believe it,” he said.

The couple had no history of domestic violence, cops said.

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