Albany police probe deaths of 2 people following altercation

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Police in Albany are investigating the deaths of two people following a report of an altercation.

Police tell the Albany Times Union a woman was found with injuries at an intersection around 3 p.m. Sunday.

At about the same time, police received report of a man hit by a car on I-90 near exit 6A.

Police believe the man and woman were in an altercation and the man ran up to highway where he was struck.

Both victims were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Police say a gun was also found near the man. They did not say whether the gun was involved in the woman’s death. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

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Information from: Times Union, http://www.timesunion.com