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Florida baby found safe at scene of parents' murder-suicide, police say

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say they found baby unharmed inside an apartment after man called 911 to report that he'd shot his girlfriend and planned to kill himself.

Delray Beach police spokeswoman Dani Moschella tells news outlets that the call came in at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday but it took officers until about 10 a.m. to get inside the apartment.

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She says officers found the bodies of 30-year-old Yves Romain and 23-year-old Lovemy Mathurin. In another room, they found the couple's 10-month-old son strapped into a car seat. She says the couple's 3-year-old son wasn't at the apartment and was found safe elsewhere. Both children are now with relatives.

Moschella says detectives are investigating the case as a murder-suicide.