FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Two people are dead following an apparent murder-suicide that occurred in Franklin County on Friday, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said.
FCSO said they received a call around 9 a.m. on Friday regarding an unresponsive person in a vehicle near the 1400 block of Patti Road in Rocky Mount. Upon arrival, two victims were found in an SUV, both with fatal gunshot wounds.
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Authorities identified the two as 55-year-old James Randolph Smith and 41-year-old Tina Marie (Brown) Spencer. The two knew each other prior to the incident, and this is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke is working with the sheriff’s office.
We will update you with more information as it becomes available.