Monday, April 25, 2011

Tampa, FL: Police investigating murder-suicide of Tampa couple

Tampa police are investigating the murder-suicide of a man and woman over the weekend.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, police received a 911 call from neighbors who heard a gunshot and screams at 1409 S. Moody Ave.

Officers arrived and found Melissa Morrison, 33, of 4114 Neptune St., Tampa, and Mark McVicker, who lived at the crime scene, dead in the front bedroom.

Both had been shot, police say, and a gun was found in the bedroom. Police say it appears to be a murder-suicide.

McVicker and Morrison shared a residence at 345 Bayshore Blvd, Apt. 1703, between January and March of 2011, according to records. Morrison began living there the previous November, records show.

On her Facebook page, Morrison lists her relationship status going from "Being in a relationship" to "single" on March 6. On April 20, she posted "Rules For Being Human – Your Guidelines For Personal Growth And Development"

Morrison writes that she graduated from Fort Myers High School, class of 1995 and lists "Official XFC, Healthy Weight Solutions, Schwartz Research Services, Inc., FinerMinds" as her interests.

Morrison was state licensed as a massage therapist until 2007, according to records.

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