Thursday, August 19, 2010

Carlsbad, NM: Likely murder-suicide reported at Carlsbad hom

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Associated Press - August 18, 2010 9:55 PM ET

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Eddy County authorities say they're investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a Carlsbad man and his teenage daughter.

County sheriff's deputies were called to a home on Mora Street around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a welfare check involving a suicidal person.

Inside the home, deputies say they found the bodies of 35-year-old Derek Ross and his 13-year-old daughter. Deputies say both victims had gunshot wounds. The name of the teenager has not been released.

Sheriff's officials says the Ross family had a history of domestic violence but didn't elaborate.

They say the bodies have been taken to the medical examiner's office in Albuquerque as part of the investigation into the deaths.

Information from: KOB-TV, http://www.kob.com

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