Two Dead After Gunfire In Law Office

"OREGON, WI — A Madison couple are dead following what appears to be a murder/suicide Thursday afternoon in the town of Oregon.

"A 68-year-old man shot and killed his 63-year-old girlfriend, then killed himself, inside a law firm that also is a home, according to Dane County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer.

"Deputies were called to the home office in the 1500 block of Storytown Road just before 3:30 p.m. and were still on the scene of the shooting at 5:30 p.m., Sheriff Dave Mahoney said.

"`A client and an associate were at the residence, male and female, for legal matters, and during the course of the meeting, the male pulled a firearm and shot the female, and then shot himself,` Mahoney said.

"Mahoney said he did not know how many shots were fired.

"Both died from their injuries, he said. `A homicidal gunshot wound, and what appears to be a suicide.`

"A Dane County medical examiner pronounced the couple dead at the scene, and autopsies will be performed Friday, Schaffer said."

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