Man and woman dead from gunshot wounds at Milan residence, police say

Story updated Jan. 9.

Early Thursday morning, Milan Police Department deputies performed a wellness check in response to a call from a distressed person who had not heard from family members at a residence on Forrest Drive.

The call to the department came in at 8:18 a.m., according to police. When officers arrived at 8:23 a.m., they discovered the bodies of a man and a woman in the upstairs bedroom of the home, both deceased from gunshot wounds, in what is believed to be a murder-suicide, Milan Police Chief Bobby Sellers said.

Sellers later confirmed the victims were Steve Short, a local journalist, and his wife Susan.

"It appears that the male victim died of gunshot wounds and the female died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Sellers said in a press release.

Sellers said the investigation is ongoing and additional details have yet to emerge.

“We’re certain that we know what happened, but there’s still some loose ends that we have to tie up and confirm,” Sellers said.

Autopsies on the bodies are under way to determine the "exact cause of death," he said. However, it is believed that “it all happened this morning,” according to Sellers.

The motive is currently unknown.

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