The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of a married couple found March 29 in their home in Cicero.
Sheriff’s deputies discovered the bodies of Bridgette Hodell, 46, and her husband, Michael Hodell, 45, both of 8213 Hoyt Farm, Cicero, around 3 p.m. March 29.
Bridgette Hodell had not shown up for work Sunday, so a co-worker called the police.
Bridgette Hodell was an assistant manager at Williams-Sonoma at Destiny USA.
The Hodells’ bodies were autopsied by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office March 30.
The sheriff’s office reported that Bridgette Hodell died of a gunshot wound Michael Hodell died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The sheriff’s office ruled March 30 that Michael Hodell shot his wife and then himself several hours before police discovered their bodies.
Detectives continue to investigate the Hodells’ deaths in order to determine a motive for the crime.
