An elderly Ohio couple, Emilia and Sorin Ciortan, both 71, were found fatally shot in their North Royalton home Tuesday evening. Authorities discovered their bodies after the couple's daughter called 911 expressing concern that her ex-husband might be in the house and that she could not reach her parents. The daughter told the 911 dispatcher that her ex-husband, Stefan Pascu, 71, had been "mad and can’t let go" for over a decade following their divorce and had been acting strangely since returning from Romania.
According to police, Pascu was also found dead inside the residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were alerted to the situation when the daughter reported seeing Pascu's car at her parents' home and being unable to contact them. She mentioned it was her birthday and that Pascu had been agitated for more than 10 years.
Upon arriving at the scene and being unable to make contact with anyone inside, officers entered the home. Emilia Ciortan was found in the dining room with a gunshot wound to the head, and Sorin Ciortan was discovered in the upstairs living room, also having suffered a fatal gunshot wound.
After police retreated from the home and Pascu was not immediately located, a tactical unit was called to the scene. They discovered Pascu's body in the lower level of the house. The North Royalton Police Department is continuing the investigation with assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Investigation.