Bodies, Gun Found At Residence

"LAFAYETTE, LA — Sheriff’s Office detectives investigating the deaths of a north Lafayette Parish couple said Thursday they have concluded that Joseph Babineaux shot his wife Judith Babineaux then turned the handgun on himself

"The bodies of the Babineauxs, both 52, were found by a family member on Wednesday in a front room of their home at 126 Lebesque Road, Lafayette Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kip Judice said in a news release.

"`Investigators have sufficient preliminary forensic evidence to indicate that Mrs. Babineaux was shot and killed first and that Mr. Babineaux had a single self-inflicted gunshot wound,` Judice said.

"Judice said the handgun, which detectives believe belonged to Joseph Babineaux, was found close to the bodies."

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