Police Investigate "Violent" Death Of Couple

"PASCO, WA — A Pasco man and woman were found dead Monday morning in their bedroom after police got a call to check the home.

"Detectives are investigating the `violent` deaths of Monique V. Williams and her boyfriend, Aaron J. Newport, but are not looking for a suspect.

"Williams, 29, had owned the home at 7912 Redonda Drive for 41⁄2 years. She was a registered nurse with an active license, though it is not known where she worked.

"Newport, 36, reportedly lived with Williams in the west Pasco house, which is just south of Sandifur Parkway and west of Road 68.

"He worked in construction with a Kennewick company, and spent his free time racing Jet Skis, late-model cars, motorcycles and dirt bikes—`anything that went fast,` said his ex-wife, Whitney Ellison. `He loved the adrenaline.`

"Autopsies will be performed Thursday morning, according to Franklin County Deputy Coroner Breana Davenport.

"The coroner’s office and Pasco police Capt. Jim Raymond declined to give information on the cause of death.

"`I will say that the individuals appeared to have died of a violent means, that’s the best description I can give you at this time,` Raymond said at the scene.

"Officers were sent to the home around 8:30 a.m. after dispatch received a call to have someone check on the couple. Investigators aren’t sure how long the bodies had been in the house.

"`We believe this incident to be isolated inside the residence, and we’re investigating this as such,` Raymond said."

From the Tri-City Herald...