EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are investigating a double shooting that is believed to be a murder suicide attempt in front of 62 Cooper Square in the East Village Wednesday morning.
The incident happened at 7:55 a.m., when authorities say a 62-year-old man walked up to his 56-year-old girlfriend and shot her in the chest. He then shot himself in the head, according to officials.
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Both were rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead. The man remains in critical condition.
Cooper Union released a statement saying they don't believe the shooting involved any members of the Cooper Union community.