Bodies Found In Locked Bathroom

"SYMRNA, TN — Smyrna Police said the shooting deaths of a man and a woman at an apartment complex on Thursday night appeared to be a murder-suicide.

"Police said they received a hang up call to 911 around 7:20 p.m. from an apartment at the Village Lake Apartments on 117 Village Lake Drive.

"When officers arrived at the home, the front door had been kicked open. They found a 2-year-old child walking around unharmed.

"Officers then discovered two bodies in a locked, upstairs bathroom. Police identified them as 28-year-old Kayleigh Dupont and 32-year-old Justin Bennett. Bennett was the brother of Dupont's boyfriend, who police said was at work at the time of the shootings.

"The preliminary investigation indicated that Bennett kicked in the front door, confronted Dupont in the bathroom, and shot her. Police said he then shot himself.

"Police said they believe the shootings stemmed from a domestic violence call at the home on Tuesday.

"`A lot of this stemmed from—there was a domestic situation there on the 14th of January with the grandfather of Kayleigh's child was arrested for domestic assault,` said Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold.

"No other details were released.

"The investigation was ongoing. Police will try to enhance the 911 tape to see who made the call, and determine if anyone else may have been involved.

"The child, who belonged to Dupont, was placed into protective custody."

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