Two Dead In Tiny Texas Town

"PINE SPRINGS,TX — A man and his wife were found Monday morning shot to death inside their Pine Springs home southeast of Dallas.

"Smith County Justice of the Peace Mitch Shamburger identified the couple as Billy Hays, 69, and his wife Bonnie Hays, 71.

"Shamburger ordered the couple be sent to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Science, in Dallas, for autopsies.

"Lt. Tony Dana, of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, [said] his officers had been summoned to the same address earlier Monday to investigate a report of a burglary and an assault.

"Dana said about an hour later deputies received a 911 call to report two people were dead inside the home.

"A witness reported one person was seen being taken away from the residence in a patrol car.

"Pine Springs is a town of 150, about 90 miles southeast of Dallas."

From KWTX.com...