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Man killed, woman hurt in murder, attempted suicide, St. Cloud police say

2 children being cared for by police

St. Cloud Police.

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – A man was killed and a woman tried to kill herself at a St. Cloud apartment complex, police said in a briefing Wednesday.

Police said they got a 911 call Wednesday afternoon from the Soleil Blu Apartment Complex at Neptune Bay Circle from a neighbor who said a child came to them and said their father was hurt.

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At the same time, police said they got a call from another woman who said she received a text message from the father’s domestic partner, saying she had killed her husband and was going to kill herself.

Police broke into the apartment and said they found a man dead from multiple stab wounds. A trail of blood then led police to a woman with lacerations on her wrists in a locked master bathroom, according to officers. The woman was taken to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where police said she has been stabilized.

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Chief Douglas Goerke said detectives are trying to get a warrant to search the apartment, but that the department has had very “minimal” prior contact with the family.

Two elementary school-aged children who live in the home are currently being cared for by the police.

The identities of the man and woman have not been released.

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