An elderly couple are dead in an apparent murder-suicide, although investigators have not confirmed that.
Harold and Virginia Smedley, both 79, were found shot to death on the second floor of their home at 1848 Shatzer Road, Shiloh.
Sheriff's Captain Eric Bosko says the deaths were reported shortly before 10:30 Friday morning.
Bosko and investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation were on the scene for nearly six hours.
Richland County Coroner Stewart Ryckman came to the scene for a while then left without removing the bodies. He was later called back to take them to the morgue.
The names of the deceased couple have not been released. Captain Bosko would not say how many gunshot wounds each suffered. He says there were no signs of forced entry into the home.
Family members and friends waited in the yard, talking quietly and occasionally crying and hugging.
An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday at the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.
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