Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, wife found dead in New Mexico home: Authorities

Santa Fe: Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday, authorities said. Foul play is not suspected, however authorities did not release any details of the circumstances of their deaths and said an investigation is ongoing.

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Avila said deputies responded to a request to do a welfare check at the home on Wednesday around 1:45 pm local time and found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead.