Bait-n-Beer-n-DEATH

"Rapides, LA - Rapides Parish sheriff’s officials are investigating what they suspect was a murder-suicide in the Forest Hill area today, June 2.

"Around 8 a.m. today, a woman walked into Becca's Bait-n-Beer on U.S. Highway 165 and discovered two bodies. She called police immediately.

"The deceased are James Carroll, 38, and Rebecca Carroll, 26. The couple had been married since 1999 but Rebecca Carroll recently had filed for divorce, according to court records.

"Officials were able to release little information, saying only they suspect that it is a murder-suicide at the store, which is just outside Forest Hill.

"James Carroll was a constable in Justice of the Peace Ward 4 and the son of Forest Hill Police Chief Garland `Bear` Carroll.

"The bodies have been removed from the scene.

"Authorities have been seen removing some evidence from the scene, but police are still investigating in the store."

Source: TheTownTalk.com...

Note: This is the second Bait Shop Murder/Suicide in less than a month (see "Little Bait Shop of Horrors"). Are bait shop owners hit harder during hard times? - tsc.