Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the small town of Bible Grove, Ill., in Clay County.
Coroner Gary W. Bright said authorities were called to a possible shooting at a residence in Bible Grove shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Clay County sheriff's deputies discovered the bodies of Thomas E. Holste, 58 and his wife, Mary A. Holste, 53. Both died of apparent gunshot wounds, the coroner said.
"At this time, evidence indicates the manner of death to be a homicide-suicide," Bright said.
Officials with the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services joined the coroner and sheriff's police in the investigation. Autopsies are scheduled for today.
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