Bundles Of Marijuana Found With Bodies

"ALTON, TX — Alton police responded to a murder-suicide Sunday involving a male and female, both in their early 20s, at a residence near Alton Boulevard and Mile 4 Line.

"Police Chief Enrique Sotelo said the deaths were believed to have occurred about 7 a.m. After several calls from family members went unanswered throughout the day, a relative visited the house and saw the two bodies through a window.

"The female victim had two gunshot wounds and the male had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Sotelo said. In the course of investigating the two deaths, police also found about 200 pounds of marijuana in the house, packed into 11 large bundles.

"Sotelo said police have not established a motive for the shooting or any connection between the drugs and the deaths.

"`It could have been one of those deals where they had been out at a gathering and maybe things escalated once they got home,` he said. `It’s a little early to tell still.`"

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