WZZM13 reports that the Emmett Township police are investigating the shooting deaths of a married couple, including a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff Department.
Police Chief Mike Olson said the bodies of a man and a woman were found in the back yard of a house in the first block of McAlister Road in Emmett Township.
Olson said the bodies were discovered by a family member and reported to a 911 emergency dispatcher at 7:51 a.m. Sunday.
Both died from apparent gunshot wounds, Olson said. A handgun was found at the scene and Olson said the shootings “are possibly domestic related.”
Sheriff Matt Saxton said in a prepared statement that the couple were married and the man had been a deputy with the department for 18 years.
The names have not been released pending positive identification and notification of family, some of whom are overseas, Olson said.
Saxton said the department is offering employees assistance to cope with the loss.