Police: Clayton woman killed man, self

Clayton County police say the two people found early Friday inside a home off Mt. Zion Boulevard died in an apparent murder-suicide.

Police spokesman Phong Nguyen said investigators believe Mayra Martines, 46, shot 38-year-old Rene Vasquez in the garage of their home then walked to an upstairs bedroom and shot herself.

Officers received a call of a “person down around 7:10 a.m. Friday. There was no sign of a break-in at the residence, located on Victoria Drive.

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