Identities of woman fatally shot, man injured in Hamlin home released

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified the woman fatally shot and man who was severely injured inside a Hamlin home last week.

Deborah C. Poprawski, 71, of Hamlin, was found dead inside a home on the 1300 block of Monroe-Orleans County Line Road on Thursday afternoon, said sheriff's spokesman Deputy Brendan Hurley. Her husband, John H. Poprawski, 72, also of Hamlin, remains in critical condition at a local hospital, he said.

Emergency responders were called to the home around 2:25 p.m. Thursday to investigate the death of a woman, deputies said. Inside the home, deputies said they found a man who had suffered a serious injury. Deputies did not disclose the nature of John Poprawski's injury.

Authorities described the fatal shooting as an isolated incident.

The investigation is ongoing. Further details were not released.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Identities of woman fatally shot, man injured in Hamlin home released