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The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide.

PEARISBURG, Va. – Police in Pearisburg are investigating a murder-suicide that left a married couple dead. Investigators said they got a 911 call just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday from a family member who went to check on the couple. When they arrived at the home on the 300 block of Orchard Drive, they found both the husband and wife dead. Pearisburg Police Chief Jackie Martin said the victims are a married couple in their 60s. They also said they did not expect this tragedy to happen because the couple seemed quiet and friendly.