Saturday, August 7, 2010

Casper, WY: Police: Deaths Of Casper Couple Was Murder-Suicide

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) ― Casper police say a man fatally shot his wife with a rifle before killing himself in the kitchen of their home.

Casper police Sgt. Steve Schulz says the shootings are still being investigated but authorities have determined that what happened was a murder-suicide. Forty-nine-year-old Michael Dornberger and his 42-year-old wife Donna Dornberger were pronounced dead by emergency responders who arrived at their home.

A relative who lived with the couple called authorities at about 1:22 a.m. Thursday after hearing gun shots and finding the couple unresponsive. Shulz says the couple had been having financial and personal problems but authorities have not determined a motive for the shootings.

The couple moved to Casper from Kansas within the last year.

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