Death Of Couple Appears To Be Murder/Suicide

"KANSAS CITY, MO — A young couple’s troubled marriage came to a bloody, violent end Tuesday with their three young sons as witnesses.

"Jedidiah and Alyshia Alexander died of gunshot wounds in what appeared to be a murder-suicide as they sat in a car outside his mother’s house in the 2600 block of Cypress Avenue, Kansas City police said Wednesday.

"The couple’s sons—aged 1, 2 and 3—were in the car’s back seat. The boys were not injured physically and are being cared for by relatives, police said.

"Police said they are waiting for the medical examiner’s ruling before releasing final results of the investigation."

From The Kansas City Star...