Mount Pleasant police investigating shooting as murder-suicide

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Updated: Jun. 28, 2019 at 10:22 AM CDT
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - The Mount Pleasant Police Department is investigating an early-morning shooting as a murder-suicide.

According to the police department, at about 5:45 a.m. Friday, they responded to a possible shots fired call at Mt. Pleasant Assisted Living, located at 2013 North Edwards.

When officers arrived on scene, they reportedly found two people, identified as 51-year-old Mark Sutherland and 51-year-old Michelle Sutherland, dead in the common area.

Mount Pleasant police is investigating the shooting as a murder-suicide.

Details about the investigation are limited at this time as the it is still ongoing. Mount Pleasant police did report the family members have been notified.

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