Shooting deaths of man, woman found in Fort Worth apartment ruled murder-suicide
The deaths of two people who were found shot inside a Fort Worth apartment Wednesday have been ruled a murder-suicide.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said that Debra Franklin, 67, died from a gunshot to the face and her death was ruled a homicide. Hoy Eugene Tennar, 72, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner’s office said.
Fort Worth police responded to the apartment in the Martha’s Villa complex at 5901 Sam Calloway Road around 11 a.m. Wednesday on a report of shots fired.
Upon arriving at the scene, responding officers “had to force their way into the apartment,” a police department spokesperson said. “Once inside they found two bodies with gunshot wounds, both deceased.”
Franklin and Tennar both had home addresses listed at the apartment where they were found, according to the medical examiner’s website.
This story was originally published October 28, 2021 at 1:37 PM.
