Crime & Safety

Livermore Man and Pleasanton Girl Found Dead In Newark Believed To Have Been In A Relationship

Family of Patricia Martin, 17, posted on Facebook that she was last seen with 24-year-old boyfriend James Cole of Livermore.

The two bodies found in a second floor room at the E-Z 8 Motel in Newark Friday morning were that of a 24-year-old Livermore man and a 17-year-old Pleasanton girl, according to the Newark Police Department.

They sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating the case as a murder-suicide or a double suicide.

Though authorities have not released the identities of the victims, family and friends confirmed that the teenage victim was Patricia Martin, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"missing-pleasanton-teen-found-dead-in-newark-believed-to-be-patricia-martin"} -->, who was 

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