Pepper Pike father returns home to find note saying his wife shot his son, herself: Police

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio (WOIO) - Pepper Pike Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman were found dead inside a home Tuesday evening.

According to a release from Pepper Pike Police, around 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, officers received a call from a man who told officers that he returned home from a business trip to find his wife had taped instructions for him on the garage door.

The note advised him to call 911 and that his wife had taken her life and the life of their son with a gun, the release read.

The instructions also told the man not to enter his son’s room.

When police arrived, the man’s wife and son were found dead in the bedroom.

Pepper Pike Police said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was contacted to assist with processing the scene.

“Health issues, including terminal cancer and severe autism, were the primary factors in this personal tragedy. The family has requested privacy as they grieve the loss of their loved ones,” Pepper Pike said in a release.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner said the victims were located at a house in the 28000 block of Addison Court.

They have been identified as Aarti Jonnalagadda, 51, and Rahul Jonnalagadda, 21.

Police said this was “an isolated incident” and remains under investigation.

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