Woman found dead in Elgin residence identified by medical examiner; man also found deceased

ELGIN, Ill. - A death investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside an Elgin home Tuesday afternoon. 

At about 1:47 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Raymond Street for a shooting inside a residence, police said.

When officers arrived, they located a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was transported to an area hospital before being transferred to a hospital in Cook County, where she succumbed to her wounds. 

She has been identified as 47-year-old Gina M. Benfield. 

Police also located a deceased man within the residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The preliminary investigation indicated that the shooting was domestic-related. 

The investigation is ongoing.