Saturday, June 25, 2011

Rocky Point, FL: Couple found dead in Rocky Point home may be case of murder-suicide

MARTIN COUNTY — The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered Friday afternoon in a home in Rocky Point by Martin County sheriff’s deputies conducting a routine welfare check.

The deceased have been identified as Denise Miller, 51 and Richard Miller Jr. 59.

Deputies found the couple dead inside a residence on Southeast Forecastle Court. The woman appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the man a single gunshot wound, according to a Sheriff's Office press release.

Preliminary investigation indicates the case may be one of murder-suicide, according to the press release.

Deputies responded to the residence at 1:42 p.m., after an out-of-state relative contacted the Sheriff's Office expressing concern for the welfare of a family member. The relative said she had been unable to make contact with the relative for a few days.

Detectives with the Martin County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division are conducting a death investigation and the medical examiner will determine a cause of death.

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