Autopsies Indicate Murder/Suicide

"WARSAW, IL — Warsaw Police Chief Wes Woolson says the two people found dead on Christmas Eve were the result of a murder/suicide.

"Woolson says officers were called to 245 Underwood Street at 12:30 p.m. on December 24 to conduct a welfare check at the request of a family member who couldn't reach the victims. Inside, officers found the bodies of Jerry Woods, 37, of Warsaw, and Cortny Huffman, 30, of Hamilton. Both had died of apparent gunshot wounds.

"Woolson says it appears that Woods shot Huffman and then shot himself. He says the two were in a domestic relationship that had ended three to four weeks before the incident.

"Autopsies were performed Friday by the Hancock County Coroner in Bloomington, Illinois.

"Woolson says the investigation is ongoing pending the reports by crime scene investigators and the coroner's office."

From WGEM...

Pair Found Dead On Christmas Morning

"ATLANTA, GA — Two people believed to be husband and wife were found dead of an apparent murder/suicide in an Atlanta home early Christmas morning.

"Investigators just before 4 a.m. were called out to a home on 999 Mayson Turner Road, where they found one person dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and another with several stab wounds to the torso, Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Kim Y. Jones said.

"The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Charles Love, 59, and Florence Love, 55. They were believed to be husband and wife, Senior Investigator Mark Guilbeau told [reporters].

"`We think that he stabbed her and shot himself, but neither autopsy has been done,` Guilbeau said, adding that the autopsies were scheduled to be performed Friday.

"Jones said investigators learned that the man called his brother and a neighbor and made incriminating statements concerning the death of the woman."

From ajc.com...

Teen Escapes Shooting Rampage

"HARRISON, AR — Police are investigating a possible murder/suicide at a residence on Bunn Ave. East in Harrison Wednesday.

"According to Harrison Police Department's Chief Paul Woodruff, police were called to the home by Sheila Fredrick, 46, who said her estranged husband, William Fredrick, 42, was trying to kick in her door and armed with a gun.

"When police arrived, they found Sheila’s 13-year-old son outside the home. He said he saw William kick in the door and come inside with a gun. The boy then picked up a baseball bat and hit the gun, causing it to discharge and fall from William’s hand.

"The boy ran to his bedroom, locked the door and crawled out a window to find help. He said he heard to gunshots from inside the home.

"The first officer who arrived on scene went into the home and attempted to open a back bedroom door that seemed to be barricaded. Additional officers forced open the door, which was blocked by Sheila's body.

"Woodruff says both William and Sheila were dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

"Evidence from the home and the bodies will be sent to the state crime lab for examination.

"According to Woodruff, Sheila had a valid protection order against William and he had violated the order numerous times.

"The sheriff's department was waiting for warrants on William for three separate incidents when the murder/suicide happened.

"Woodruff says, in the third and most recent incident, William entered Sheila's home when no one was there. The incident was classified as a burglary because he got on her computer while he was in the house. That, coupled with the violation of the protection order, made the incident a felony."

From OzarksFirst.com...

Married Couple Found Dead In Hotel

"YUMA, AZ — Yuma police are investigating an apparent murder/suicide of a local couple that happened late Monday night in a hotel room.

"According to Sgt. Leanne Worthen, a spokeswoman for the Yuma Police Department, at about 11:27 p.m. officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 1700 block of South Sunridge Drive, where they discovered two deceased subjects in one of the rooms.

"Worthen said the preliminary investigation revealed that an adult female and an adult male were found deceased from apparent gun shot wounds.

"The two have been identified as 27-year-old Deveon Antwan Bivins and 28-year-old Annette Elizabeth Bivins. They were married.

"Worthen said the incident appears to be domestic in nature and the case remains under investigation as a suspicious death."

Source: Yuma Sun...

Deadly Meeting

"HOUSTON, TX — Two days before Christmas, an apparent murder/suicide was reported in southeast Houston.

"Officers were called to the 7500 block of El Rancho near Telephone on Tuesday after a woman told 911 that her husband shot her. Police found a man shot to death in the couple's car, and the woman was taken to a hospital and died there later.

"The shooting happened at the residence at about 1:30 p.m., and the couple was divorcing. The man allegedly asked his wife to meet him, but he shot her when she arrived. He reportedly then turned the gun on himself inside a car sitting outside a home.

"Their identities have not been released. No further information is currently available."

From chron.com...