Family Member Finds Dead Couple

"WACO, TX — Waco Police are investigating an incident at a local apartment, that they say appears to be a murder suicide.

"Waco Police were called to an apartment in the 2000 block of Austin Avenue around 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

"When they got there, they found 59-year-old Deborah Kay Sheppard and 60-year-old Michael Steve Sheppard dead in the apartment. Deborah and Michael were a married couple.

"Police say it appears to have been a murder/suicide. Both of them had gunshot wounds and police recovered a handgun at the scene.

"A family member discovered the bodies when he went to the apartment and forced his way into the apartment after the couple did not answer the door. The family member went to the apartment because he was unable to contact Deborah and Michael that day.

"The family member immediately notified police after finding the bodies. Detectives are waiting on autopsy results to help figure out the series of events prior to the deaths.

"This incident is still being investigated by Waco Police Department Special Crimes Unit."

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