LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Laurel County Sheriff's Office found two bodies in a home on Monday and believed it to be a murder-suicide.
Officers say they responded to a home near Hal Rogers Parkway for reports of a man who had shot his girlfriend.
When arriving at the home, officers obtained a search warrant to enter the house.
Officers say they located 47-year-old Debra Meece in the main bedroom, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the face.
According to officers, 49-year-old Douglas Mutters was in the same room and had shot and killed himself.
This is an ongoing investigation.