MARYSVILLE, Ohio — A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide Thursday afternoon in Leesburg Township, according to the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Officers were called to a home around 2:15 p.m. in the 12000 block of Kaiser Road on a report of two people found dead by a family member.
The sheriff's office said a man and a woman were found dead in a bedroom in the home with apparent gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as Forrest Jenkins, 79, and Darlene Jenkins, 76.
Both victims were transported to the Montgomery County Coroner's office where autopsies will be performed, however, the preliminary investigation has determined that the deaths may be a result of a murder-suicide.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that Forrest shot and killed Darlene before shooting himself.
The incident remains under investigation by the Union County Sheriff's Office and the Union County Coroner's Office.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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