Welfare Check Reveals Two DEAD

"Eagan, MN - Eagan Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after discovering two bodies on a visit to a home Tuesday, April 21.

"Officers discovered the bodies of a middle-aged male and an elderly female inside an apartment on the 3900 block of Valley View Drive at 11:46 a.m. after they were contacted to check on the welfare of a resident.

"According to the city's Public Information Officer Danielle Anselment, the woman appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound and the man appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police suspected the bodies had been in the apartment for up to two weeks before being discovered.

"The bodies have been brought to the Dakota County Medical Examiner's Office to be positively identified. The names will be released after the bodies have been identified and the family members have been notified."

From MNSun.com...