(ABC 6 News) – Two people are dead this morning after a domestic disturbance in Albert Lea on Tuesday, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.

On Tuesday, June 10 at around 7:12 p.m., FCSO says it responded to a domestic disturbance possibly involving firearms in the 21000 block of 880th Avenue in rural Albert Lea.

Deputies later learned an adult male who was involved in the disturbance had left the scene and was possibly heading to Mower County. He was found by Mower County Sheriff’s Deputies and a vehicle chase followed.

The suspect returned to the Albert Lea residence still being chased by law enforcement. FCSO says the suspect got out of his car and a use of force incident followed, and officers began shooting at him. EMS was requested to the scene to treat the suspect, but he was declared dead on scene.

Officers also found a dead adult woman near the residence during a search of the property. FCSO says they believe she was dead before law enforcement arrived.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident, and the officers involved have been placed on critical incident leave. Parts of the incident were captured by body cameras.

The identities of the suspect and the deceased woman have not been released yet. FCSO says more information will be released in the coming days.

Mower County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was involved in a critical incident that happened in both Mower and Freeborn Counties.

The BCA is leading the active and ongoing investigation and will release more details on the incident in the coming days.

This is a developing story, and ABC 6 will provide more information as it becomes available.