"Very Unusual" Murder/Suicide

"North Fork, CA - The Madera County Sheriff's Department is investigating the deaths of two people who were killed by gunshots this afternoon in North Fork.

"Deputies who responded to a call of shots fired around 3 p.m. discovered the man and woman in a home on Road 274. The bodies were found not far from each other, authorities said.

"Sheriff John Anderson said based on the preliminary investigation, `it looks to me like a murder-suicide.` Investigators believe the woman shot the man with a handgun and then shot herself.

"Anderson said the woman appeared to be in her 40s and the man appeared to be in his 20s. Authorities are not identifying the dead pending notification of relatives.

"North Fork is a small town in the Madera County foothills. A double shooting is `very unusual for this community,` Anderson said."

Source: FresnoBee...