Two found dead in Poipu condo

POIPU — Kauai police are investigating the deaths of two adults whose bodies were discovered Friday in a South Shore condo. Police said the deaths appear to be the result of a murder-suicide.

Police found the bodies of a 50-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman in a condo at Poipu Shores about 11:20 a.m. Police were dispatched to conduct a welfare check on a man who had not been seen or heard from for two days, according to a county press release issued Friday evening.

Autopsies are pending to determine the cause of their deaths. Their identities have not been released.

An investigation continues.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call Kauai Police Department Assistant Chief of the Investigative Services Bureau Bryson Ponce at 241-1681 or dispatch at 241-1711. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers Kauai at 246-8300.