Two men were found dead in their Durham Road home late Tuesday morning after what authorities speculate was a murder-suicide.

John E. Dorrington, 64, and his son, Nicholas, 32, lived in the house at 53 Durham Road, also known as state Route 136.

The incident was reported about 11:30 a.m., after the bodies were discovered by the victims’ wife and mother.

Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said both men died of gunshot wounds, and that evidence at the scene indicated that John Dorrington, the father, was responsible for the deaths.

Throughout the afternoon, a growing group of family, friends and neighbors congregated across the street. Police and emergency vehicles lined both sides of the road, blue lights strobing in the heat.

While temperatures hovered in the high 80s for most of the afternoon, the crowd of 35-45 people assembled along a shady dirt road adjacent to Burr Cemetery. Technicians from Maine State Police and Freeport Police Department processed the scene and occasionally crossed the street to interview people in the crowd.

John Dorrington’s brother — Nicholas’s uncle — stood stunned and watched as the police and investigators moved in and out of the house.

“Just too much devastation,” he said.

Although he confirmed his relation to the victims, he later declined to give his name or allow other family members to speak to members of the media.

Freeport police would not comment on what may have led to the incident, or whether either victim has a history of trouble.

About 2:30 p.m., more than three hours after the police first arrived, the bodies of the two men were carried out of the house and taken away in separate hearses. Rain dispersed the crowd as the hearses departed.

jtleonard@timesrecord.com