Two men found dead in old Versace mansion, Miami Beach police believe it was suicide

(CNN Spanish) – Two men found dead in a hotel room at Gianni Versace’s former Miami Beach mansion apparently died by suicide, police said Thursday.

Versace he was murdered in front of his house Exactly 24 years ago, on July 15, 1997.

Miami Beach police went to The Villa Casa Casuarina hotel, as the late designer’s home is now known, around 1:20 p.m. after receiving a call from the cleaning service about the bodies found.

Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said Thursday morning that investigators believe the two men died by suicide.

“At this time, the scene is contained in the hotel room and detectives have launched a death investigation,” police said Wednesday.

The final cause of death will be determined by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office, Rodriguez said.

The Versace family sold the building in 2000.

He had bought the house in 1992 and spent US $ 33 million on improvements like the south wing expansion, pool and garden, property agents said when the property came back on the market in 2012.

See here the lines of attention and prevention of suicide in Latin America and Spain.

Call 1-800-273-8255 in the United States to reach the National Suicide Prevention Line. Provides free and confidential assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for people in suicidal or distressed crisis. You can get more information about their services here, including your guide on what to do if suicidal signs are identified on social media. You can also call 1-800-273-8255 to speak with someone about how you can help someone in crisis. Call 1-866-488-7386 for TrevorLifeline, a suicide prevention counseling service for the LGBTQ community.

For assistance outside of the US, the International Association for Suicide Prevention provides a global directory of international resources and hotlines. You can also turn to Befrienders Worldwide.

CNN’s Tina Burnside contributed to this report.