Crime

Engaged couple shot, killed at Missouri home in apparent murder-suicide, police say

An apparent murder-suicide was reported by police early Friday morning at a home in the 500 block of Nickman Road in Ashland, Mo. The male and female killed were engaged, according to news reports.
An apparent murder-suicide was reported by police early Friday morning at a home in the 500 block of Nickman Road in Ashland, Mo. The male and female killed were engaged, according to news reports.

A couple engaged to be married were killed in an apparent murder-suicide early Friday morning.

The couple lived in Ashland, Mo., south of Columbia. They were a 36-year-old female and a 42-year-old male, the Ashland Police Department announced on its Facebook page.

They were engaged, according to KRCG.

“Currently, there is no information to indicate anyone else was involved in this incident,” Ashland police said.

Officers responding to reports of shots fired discovered the couple dead at the scene around midnight Friday.

Both of the individuals lived at the home in the 500 block of Nickman Road, police said.

The Boone County Sheriff's Department is leading the follow-up investigation.

This story is developing and will be updated.

Max Londberg: 816-234-4378, @MaxLondberg

This story was originally published November 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM with the headline "Engaged couple shot, killed at Missouri home in apparent murder-suicide, police say."

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