e is investigating two deaths at a residence in the Town of Galen. on Wednesday (7/22). Around 11:46 a.m., Wayne County 911 Center received a report of a male and a female at a residence that both had apparent gunshot wounds.

Deputies responded to the scene and found a deceased male, Dele Cole Jr., age 77 and his wife, Cheryl Cole, age 70, deceased in the residence

Detectives believed this to be a Murder/Suicide and there are no threats to the community at this time. The bodies were taken for autopsies. 

The Wayne County Sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Clyde Police Department, New York State Police, Clyde Fire Department, and Wayne County EMS.

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