Two Cape Coral parents died in a murder-suicide Wednesday morning.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the Cape Coral Police Department received multiple calls that a woman “in her thirties” had been shot and was lying in the street near the 1700 block of Southeast 12th Street, officials during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Callers believed it was a domestic incident between a male and female, CCPD Public Affairs Officer Mercedes Phillips said.

The two were exchanging their children, as they were no longer together, and that the female victim forgot something inside the house and went back inside.

“She came back out and he shot her,” Phillips said. “From there… he actually took off with the kids in the car. He left after he shot her. He went down the street.”

Phillips said the man dropped the children off with nearby firefighters, and stated on the phone he wanted to kill himself. Police said he then drove down a nearby street and was confronted by a CCPD officer.

“One of the officers tried to talk with him during that interaction,” Phillips said. “He shot himself. His car rolled into the canal. One of the officers tried to jump into the water, but at that time, he was already confirmed deceased.”

The female victim was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The children are now in the care of the family, which had members living across the street, Phillips said.

Police said the murder-suicide was an isolated domestic incident, and there is no threat to the community.

As the investigation is concluding, CCPD is still waiting on next of kin for both parties to be notified.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the children,” Phillips said.