The bodies of a 40-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman shot dead were found Sunday, August 15 in Chevilly-Larue, in Val-de-Marne, said the Créteil prosecutor's office, requested by the AFP.
An investigation was opened for intentional homicide, said the prosecution on Tuesday, confirming information from the Parisian.
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They were found in a box belonging to the man's mother, although they had been reported as missing for several days.
According to a source close to the investigation, the preferred avenue is that of murder and suicide.
The man allegedly killed the woman before turning the gun on him.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the two people were depressed and would have met recently on a dating site.
"
It was not really a couple
", specifies the source close to the investigation.
The investigation was entrusted to the sub-directorate of the Judicial Police of Val-de-Marne.