Deputies Find Bodies During Welfare Check

"LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A husband and wife were found dead Monday night, May 27, in a suspected murder/suicide at a home in Lake Elsinore, authorities said.

"Riverside County sheriff’s officials identified Dannie Weekes, 57, as the suspect and Doreen Weekes, 55, as the victim.

"Deputies were asked to check on the residents of a home in the 29000 block of Third Street about 10:30 p.m., a sheriff’s new release said. Through a window of the house, they could see Dannie Weekes, who appeared to be dead.

"When they went inside, they found Doreen Weekes dead as well.

"Both appeared to have been shot, sheriff’s officials said.

"Sheriff’s officials declined to say how long they believe the couple had been dead."

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