A woman who was found dead in a residence on Floral Avenue Saturday afternoon was the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

State Police said 26-year-old Melissa E. Varrone died by suicide. Emergency personnel had responded at about 1:30 p.m. to 1017 Floral Ave, which is off Curry Road near Guilderland Avenue.

Varrone was the wife of a Rotterdam police officer, who was off duty and home at the time of the incident. The weapon involved was not his duty weapon, police said.