A man and a woman were found shot to death Monday afternoon in a residence on the north side of Lake Lewisville in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide.
Their identities had not been released by late Monday.Tom Reedy, a spokesman for the Denton County Sheriff's Department, said investigators think the woman was the murder victim.The bodies were found in a house on Lakeview Drive in Providence Village, a newly incorporated community off U.S. 380 in Denton County.Deputies had been called there at 11:40 a.m. Saturday about a domestic disturbance, Reedy wrote in a news release.A woman "was trying to move out of the house that she shared with her boyfriend, but he was preventing her from entering the house to retrieve her belongings," he wrote.The deputies reported that no assault had occurred and that "both parties had separated to stay with friends until a later date," Reedy said.But Monday, deputies were called back to the home at 2:48 p.m. by a person who had planned to meet the woman Monday morning, Reedy said.The caller "had helped the woman move out of a domestic disturbance situation," Reedy said. "Her car was in the driveway, but no one answered the door."The caller also said a neighbor had heard "thumps" and "door slamming" before 6 a.m. Monday, Reedy said.Deputies found the bodies inside.Bill Miller, 817-390-7684Twitter: @Bill_MillerSTHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
