Andrew Pestano

Canadian Couple Found Dead Inside Pompano Beach Mobile Home

"There is zero reason to believe anyone would have targeted them," their nephew told NBC 6.

Detectives are looking for answers after a couple from Canada was killed inside their mobile home in Pompano Beach over the weekend.

The bodies of 80-year-old Marc Gagne and 78-year-old Rita Fortin were found Friday afternoon at the Golf View Estates mobile home park. Neighbors noted they had not seen the couple for several days and made the "gruesome discovery" at their home.

Family members said the couple was from Quebec and spent winters in Florida, kept to themselves and mostly spoke French.

"There is zero reason to believe anyone would have targeted them," their nephew told NBC 6.

The family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

The deaths are being investigated as a homicide.

Anyone with information is urged to contact BSO Homicide detective Barbara Dyer 954-321-4262 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. Tips, which are anonymous, that lead to an arrest are eligible for a $3,000 reward.

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