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The wife, 34-year-old Catherine Flores, died of multiple gunshot wounds to
the head, and the husband, 41-year-old Jesus Flores, died of a single
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Halifax County Sheriff's Office
investigators said.
Lt. Bobby Martin said this morning there were calls to the Scotland Neck
area in the past, although he didn't know the exact number. "I don't think
we got a call to the extent anyone had been arrested. I don't think there
had been an active ex parte order placed," he said.
No one knows what the couple was arguing about when Mr. Flores decided to
shoot his wife with a small-caliber handgun and then turn it on himself,
Martin said.
A family member found the couple dead Saturday morning. Two of their four
children were home when the murder-suicide occurred but they did not witness
it, Martin said.
The other two children were away with their aunt.
Lt. George Evans said in a news release the sheriff's office received a call
around 6:55 a.m. Saturday a possible murder-suicide occurred at 67 Access
Road in Scotland Neck.
When deputies arrived they found that Jesus had shot Catherine. He then
turned the gun on himself, taking his own life, Evans said in the news
release.
Maj. Bruce Temple said further investigation revealed a history of domestic
violence between the couple.
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