Friday, August 13, 2010

Mansfield, TX: Johnson County authorities suspect murder/suicide in couple's deaths

Posted Friday, Aug. 13, 2010
By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR.
ramirez@star-telegram.com

A Johnson County couple was found shot to death early Thursday at their home after authorities responded to shooting call in the neighborhood.

Authorities believe it was a murder//suicide.

The victims were identified as Candy Marlene Parker, 50, who was taken by helicopter ambulance to a hospital where she was pronounced dead and her husband, Randall Lane Parker, 58, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Department.

Johnson County dispatchers received a 911 call about 2:40 a.m. Thursday about a shooting in the 2900 block of Jessica Lane near Mansfield.

When they arrived, deputies found Candy Parker with a gunshot wound, authorities said. They then found Randall Parker dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Johnson County authorities did not release any information about a motive.

Authorities continued to investigate the case Thursday.

Domingo Ramirez Jr., 817-390-7763

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