An employee of a Banker’s Hill women’s shelter was shot to death at her workplace along with her boyfriend in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday afternoon.

The gunfire at the transitional-housing facility in the 100 block of Redwood Street was reported about 3:15 p.m., according to San Diego police.

Officers found the couple’s bodies on the floor of an office alongside a pistol, SDPD Lt. Ray Valentin said.

Preliminary evidence suggested that the man shot the woman and committed suicide, the lieutenant said. Their names were withheld pending family notification.

Officials said San Diegans should be aware of these 24-hour, suicide-prevention hotlines:

  • San Diego County Crisis Line: (888) 724-7240
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255

–City News Service