Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Woman shoots man, kills herself


by George Hatt
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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The Llano County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that a murder-suicide claimed the victims in a double shooting found near Kingsland Saturday morning.

A neighbor found the bodies of Whitney Morgan Jones, 24, and George Roque, 37, at 8:10 a.m. in the yard outside their travel trailer in the Kingsland area at 6914 RM 1431, near the intersection of SH 29 and RM 1431. 

When deputies arrived, they found a baby girl unharmed in the travel trailer and turned her over to Child Protective Services. 

“We believe Mrs. Jones shot Mr. Roque, and then took her own life,” said Chief Deputy John Neff of the Llano County Sheriff’s Office. 

Jones and Roque were living together and involved in a relationship. Neff said the murder-suicide had something to do with that relationship. 

“The motive is part of an ongoing investigation. We’re still talking to people who know them,” he said. 

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