Two Dead In "Quiet And Calm" Neighborhood

"EL PASO, TX — Sunday afternoon in the 5600 block of Melody Lane residents heard gunshots. El Paso police arrive to find two people dead in what they said is an apparent murder-suicide.

"The quiet and calm neighborhood quickly became a crime scene when just after 12 p.m. Sunday. Police responded to a shots fired call in the 5600 block of Melody Lane near Redd Road and Montoya Drive.

"`What they found was two individuals the victims of gunshot wounds,` said Darrel Petry, of the El Paso Police Department.

"Police said 64-year-old Juan Hernandez and 52-year-old Maria Perales began arguing in the back of Perales' home, but police said that argument quickly escalated.

"`Hernandez produced a handgun and shot Maria Perales one-time in the head,` said Petry.

"Police said Hernandez turned the gun on himself, according to investigators.

"Detectives are still trying to determine the relationship between Perales and Hernendez."

From KFOXTV.com...