Death In An Idyllic Cottage

"Yelverton, Devon UK - Police were investigating a brutal double shooting today after the bodies of a man and a woman were found outside a cottage in a picturesque rural village.

"It is believed the man shot the woman before turning the weapon on himself at a property in Dousland near Yelverton, Devon.

"The bodies were found in the front garden and a revolver-type pistol was recovered at the scene.

"Another woman was present at the address and is being treated as a witness.

"The idyllic cottage is owned by Margaret Pawlowski and her husband Phil but police believe the house was being rented out at the time.

"A spokeswoman for Devon and Cornwall Constabulary said detectives are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths."

Source: Daily Mail...

Handgun Recovered

"New Iberia, LA - Deputies say upon arrival, a man and woman were laying on the walkway in front of a room at the Southland Inn in New Iberia.

"According to officials the victims seemed to be a result of a murder/suicide.

"Investigators say the alleged shooter is believed to be the man. Apparently the man shot the woman before turning the weapon on himself.

"A handgun has been recovered and several empty casings.

"The Iberia Parish Coroner's Officer pronounced the victims dead at the scene and plan to conduct an autopsy."

Source: KATC.com...

Even More Bloodshed In Florida

"PALM HARBOR, FL - A man and woman found dead this afternoon in a Palm Harbor home from an apparent murder-suicide have been identified as Victor Don Campbell, 67 and his wife, Joanna Campbell, 66, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.

"A neighbor went to check on the well-being of the couple at 433 Manor Blvd. and called 911 after finding the bodies, authorities say.

"Deputies went to the home at 12:56 p.m. and discovered the Campbells died from gunshot wounds, the sheriff's office said.

"This is the second apparent murder-suicide case the sheriff's office has investigated this week. In Largo on Monday, Mike Roberts shot a 21-year-old man and the man's 16-year-old girlfriend before turning the gun on himself."

From Tampa Bay Online...

Robot Finds Two DEAD

"KINGMAN, AZ - A standoff between a Kingman man and police ended tragically Tuesday night in a murder/suicide.

"Kingman Police believe John Timothy Hett, 49, of Kingman killed his wife, Valery Kim Hett, 45, also of Kingman, during an argument Tuesday afternoon and then turned the gun on himself after calling police.

"Officers received the 911 call from Hett at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. He told officers that he had shot someone and then hung up.

"Police were able to trace the call and responded to a home in the 2400 block of Chambers Avenue.

"At least 50 officers, the KPD mobile command unit, bomb squad and crime scene unit, along with Kingman Fire Department personnel, responded to the scene. Within minutes officers had closed access to a two-block radius surrounding the home and evacuated all the residents in the area...

"Police heard no shots when they arrived on scene and efforts to contact Hett by officers were unsuccessful, Sgt. Rusty Cooper said.

"Bullhead City SWAT and bomb unit arrived on scene at 4 p.m. KPD does not have a SWAT team. SWAT team members entered the home at 7:30 p.m. after a remote controlled robot was used to view inside the home.

"SWAT team members found Hett and his wife dead inside the home. A teenage son of the family was secured by police officers at his school shortly after police received the 911 phone call. The son is staying with family members in town.

"When asked why it took so long to send SWAT members into the home, Cooper said the department had received information from family members that Hett had a number of weapons and did not intend to be taken alive by police."

Source: The Kingman Daily Miner...

Texas Pair Found DEAD

"Houston, TX - Harris County sheriff's detectives are investigating the deaths of a man and woman found in their apartment in what appears to be a murder/suicide.

"Victor Azua, 28, and Rosa Limon, 25, were found shot to death about 10 p.m. at the Mission Falls apartment complex in the 10400 block of Greens Crossing, in northwest Harris County.

"Investigators said it appears that Azua killed Limon and then shot himself. The shootings occurred hours before the bodies were discovered, detectives said.

"Azua had been moving out of the apartment, investigators said.

"The bodies were found after friends of the couple became concerned and asked the Sheriff's Office to check on them."

From chron.com...