Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Blount County, TN: Blount County couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted February 21, 2011 at 7:02 p.m.
ROCKFORD — Blount County authorities are investigating the deaths of a couple killed in an apparent murder-suicide Sunday night.

Deputies discovered two shooting victims on the floor — Uriel Degado, 38, and Erma Juarez, 31 — at their Rockford residence on Crystal Lane shortly before 9 p.m., according to Marian O’Briant, Blount County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.

Degado was pronounced dead at the scene. Juarez died during surgery a short time later at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, O’Briant said.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate both died from their gunshot wounds, she added.
The investigation is ongoing.

More details as they develop online and Tuesday’s News Sentinel.

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