Crime & Public Safety

Couple found shot to death

Two people were found shot to death Tuesday in Newton County.
Two people were found shot to death Tuesday in Newton County.
By Steve Burns
June 14, 2017

Newton County authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found Tuesday night.

About 7:12 p.m., deputies responded to a person shot call in the 11600 block of Ga. 142 North, Sgt. Michael Cunningham said.

Deputies found a 72-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman had been shot, Cunningham said. The coroner pronounced them dead at the scene.

Preliminary indications are that the incident is an apparent murder-suicide, Cunningham said. The exact cause and manner of death are unknown.

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