ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The suspect in an April 7 double homicide, 39-year-old Michael Diego, died at a local hospital on Thursday, April 10, Elk Grove Police reported.

On April 7, at approximately 10:58 a.m., Elk Grove Police officers responded to a residence in the area of Eva Avenue and Adams Street following reports of a shooting. 

Upon arrival, officers located a man and a woman inside the home with apparent gunshot wounds. Both victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. 

Diego was the estranged husband of the female victim, identified by the Sacramento County Coroner as 37-year-old Serina Silvestre. The other victim is 38-year-old Miguels Samuel Rodriguez.

Diego fled the scene in his personal vehicle, which was later recovered abandoned near Calvine Road and Excelsior Road. Investigators learned that an unaware citizen provided Diego with a ride to the area of Cosumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road.

Around 3:21 p.m., fire personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a ditch around the same area Diego was dropped off. The man was unconscious and unresponsive. There were no signs of trauma. He was transported by fire personnel to a local hospital.

A law enforcement officer assigned to the hospital positively identified the unconscious man as Diego and notified Elk Grove Police Department investigators.

On April 10, detectives were informed that Diego never did regain consciousness and died.

Based on preliminary information, investigators said that Diego likely died from a drug overdose.