Union County law enforcement officials are still investigating the apparent murder-suicide involving a husband and wife in Leesburg Township.
According to the Union County Coroner’s Office, Forrest “Ed” Jenkins, 79, and his wife, Darlene, 76, were pronounced dead Thursday inside their home at 12780 Kaiser Road.
According to reports, both individuals were found dead from gunshot wounds, with a gun lying in the bed with them.
According to Union County Coroner David Applegate, the incident appears to be a murder-suicide.
According to information from the Union County Sheriff’s Office at about 2:13 p.m., Thursday, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that two people were found dead at a home on Kaiser Road, between Whitestone and Bonnett roads, northeast of Marysville.
According to reports, a daily meal delivery service for seniors visited the home as it routinely does. When the delivery person received no response at the door, they contacted a family member who was able to get into the home.
The family member called 911 after finding the couple dead in the bed.
“It’s still under investigation. Both of them were sent to autopsy and we’re trying to figure out what happened and the order,” said Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office. “It’s unclear if the man shot the woman and then himself or the woman shot the man and then herself.”
Emberling said investigators are talking with family members to learn about the couple and any circumstances that might have led to the apparent murder-suicide.
Applegate stressed there are no indications that the incident is a double homicide.
According to the sheriff’s office, “the preliminary investigation determined the deaths may be the result of a murder-suicide.”
Emberling said both victims were transported to the Montgomery County Coro-ner’s Office where the autopsies will be performed.
“The incident remains under investigation by the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Union County Coroner’s Office,” according to the Sheriff’s Office release.