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Officers responded to an Islip residence on Parsons Landing after someone called 911 reporting a man with a gunshot wound outside the home at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20.
A preliminary investigation found that William Clifford, 73, fatally shot his wife, Eileen Clifford, 68, before killing himself, Suffolk County Police said. Officers found Mrs. Clifford’s body inside the home.
Nobody else was injured in the attack. Police did not speculate on a possible motive for the killing or say whether anyone else was home at the time.
Additional details about the Cliffords’ lives were not immediately available. Loved ones are invited to share a statement, funeral details, and/or photos by emailing mmashburn@dailyvoice.com.
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