Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Section, AL: Two Dead After Apparent Murder Suicide In Jackson County

SECTION, Ala.—
Two people are dead after an apparent murder suicide in Jackson County.

Investigators found Rhonda and Eugene Palmer shot to death in their home.

Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips said his office received a call Tuesday morning to a house on Highway 35 just outside Section, near County Road 623.

Sheriff Phillips said Eugene Palmer shot his wife multiple times before he shot himself.

Eugene Palmer's boss called law enforcement authorities when he was not at work Tuesday morning.

"We received a call from [his] employer, that he didn't show up to work, and they contacted Section Police, as it was very unusual that he didn't show up," Phillips said.

An officer went to the house to do a welfare check and talk to the couple, and found them dead.

Investigators believe the shooting happened between Saturday night and Sunday night.

"We're still in the preliminary stages of the investigation, and the bodies will be taken to Huntsville for an autopsy," Phillips said.

The sheriff did not say if the Palmers had any health issues.

"We have found some other evidence that leads us in another direction that I'd rather not say."

Sheriff Phillips said they do not think anyone else was at the home at the time of the shooting.

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