"COPPELL, TX - Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her 19-year-old daughter were found dead in their home Tuesday night in what police are investigating as a possible murder-suicide.
"Peters, 55, and her daughter, Corinne Peters, had both apparently been shot in the head, a city official said. There was no sign of forced entry at their home in the 700 block of Greenway Drive.
"City spokeswoman Sharon Logan said police are investigating whether the deaths were a murder-suicide, but it was too soon to say who may have committed the killings. No one else lived at the home.
"`At this point all we can really say is the investigation is just not complete,` Logan said. `There are a lot of things we need to look at.`
"Police found the bodies about 7:45 p.m. after City Manager Clay Phillips asked them to check on the mayor because she did not show up for a council meeting.
"`We started the council meeting this evening, and she's prompt as can be and if she's going to be late, she'll call you,` Logan said.
"Peters' council colleagues were stunned when police told them of the discovery.
"Logan said the mayor had shown no signs of personal turmoil.
"`I would say it was a complete state of shock for everyone,` she said."
Source: dallasnews.com...
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