Septuagenarians Found Dead In Home

"DIXON, IL — The Dixon Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation that occurred at 407 Sherman Avenue in Dixon earlier today, Sunday, May 22, 2011.

"At approximately 9:40 a.m., Dixon Police Officers and Dixon Fire Department personnel responded to the residence after receiving a report of an unresponsive male laying in the backyard of the residence. Police and fire personnel arrived and noted that the male was deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"A handgun was found in close proximity to the body.

"Officers then entered the residence and located a female in a bedroom that was also deceased from a gunshot wound. The residence was secured and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services was contacted to assist with the investigation.

"Preliminary results of the investigation indicate that the male appears to have shot the female and then turned the firearm on himself.

"At this time, the Department is not releasing the identities of the deceased individuals pending the notification of next of kin.

"The male subject is approximately 75 years of age and the female victim is approximately 73 years of age. The male and female were also married to each other.

"The Department was further assisted at the scene by the Lee County Coroner’s Office and an autopsy is currently being scheduled for the individuals."

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