Bodies Found In Cemetary

"BOARDMAN, OH - Boardman police are investigating the shooting deaths of two high school seniors.

"Police say the teens were found shot to death in a Boardman Cemetery just after 7 a.m. Sunday during a routine police patrol.

"Boardman police [said] 17-year-old Jamie Serich and 18-year old Colin Hart were found lying near a car inside the Forest Lawn Cemetery on Market Street.

"Police are now trying to determine if the incident was a murder-suicide or double suicide.

"A gun was found nearby. Investigators say, Serich's parents reported him missing Saturday.

"Boardman police and the Mahoning County Coroner's Office are investigating the deaths.

"The tragedy comes just days after Cardinal Mooney won the Division III State Championship Friday.

"Sister Jane Marie Kudlatz, principal at Cardinal Mooney High School, said the school already was scheduled to be closed today as a result of it winning the State Championship.

"Kudlatz [said] grief counselors are on hand for any student needing someone to talk to about the deaths.

"There will also be a Mass for the two students this afternoon."

From fox4kc.com...


EDITOR'S NOTE: Suicide pact or murder-suicide? Time will tell as the investigation continues.