Springfield police investigate apparent murder-suicide Tuesday afternoon

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Springfield police are investigating what they are describing as a murder-suicide.

According to a press release from the department, police responded Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m. to a home at 2110 S. Florence Ave. to check the well-being of a woman after a caller reported hearing gun shots. When officers arrived they found the woman and a man dead inside the home.

The Homicide Unit responded to investigate and determined the male suspect, 33-year-old Keith Spellmeier, from Harrison, Arkansas, shot and killed the female victim, 62-year-old Donna J. Spellmeier, from Springfield, inside the residence. Keith then died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The family has been notified.

Detectives continue to investigate and are asking anyone who has additional information about this incident to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).

This is Springfield’s fourth homicide investigation in 2023.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Springfield police investigate apparent murder-suicide Tuesday