MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – UPDATE: The investigation has revealed this incident was a murder-suicide, Marion County deputies say.
MCSO says that a gun was found beside the body of 26-year-old Birch Longfellow Crocker. His mother, 57-year-old Kathleen Callahan, was deceased, as well.
ORIGINAL: Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) are investigating a second death of a man and woman in a home in as many days.
As of 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, deputies were on the scene investigating the deaths. Deputies went to a home on SW 20th Lane in Ocala to conduct a well-being check.
They say when they arrived, they found a man and woman dead.
On Sunday, deputies found another man and woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds in a home in the Whispering Sands neighborhood.
In a Facebook post Monday night, deputies made it clear the two cases are not connected. MCSO has not released any other information at this time.
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