Two Found Dead At Home "Engulfed In Flames"

"PLEASANT TWP, IN — Porter County Sheriff’s Police are investigating the apparent firebombing death of a Kouts woman early Tuesday at the hands of her estranged husband.

"Police responded to 1269 S 200 E, in Pleasant Township in rural Kouts, at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday for a domestic disturbance that claimed two lives.

"Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris said the deceased were Frederick Miller, 59, and his wife, Cheryl Miller, 52.

"Police said the estranged husband came to the residence and threw a flammable device through a window. The man’s estranged wife and the couple’s 19-year-old son were home at the time. The son was able to escape and call police after hearing several gunshots from near the residence, police said.

"Upon police arrival, the residence was fully engulfed in flames and the estranged wife was found dead in the driveway. The estranged husband was also found dead on the property from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a press release.

"Harris said that an autopsy on both will likely take place Wednesday but that it appears both died from gun shot wounds in a murder-suicide."

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