Dead Couple Did Not Check Out

"KATY, TX — The Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred at a Katy area hotel this weekend.

"Deputies were dispatched at approximately 11:50 a.m. Saturday to the Palace Inn in the 21300 block of Katy Freeway near Grand Parkway in reference to a 9-1-1 call regarding a deceased male and female.

"`Upon arrival, they met with the hotel manager, who told deputies that he was checking rooms on guests who had not checked out when he discovered a male and female deceased in one of the rooms,` a statement from the sheriff's office said.

"`Deputies were directed to the room and discovered a 28-year-old female deceased from several gunshot wounds. They also discovered a 29-year-old deceased male with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.`

"The homicide unit was called to the scene to conduct the investigation.

"`The preliminary investigation has revealed that the 29-year-old male shot his female companion before turning the gun on himself,` the statement said.

"`No motive for shooting has been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.`

"Identification of the two deceased is pending autopsy report performed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences."

From the Katy Times...