Harris County couple found dead at home on Lakewood Field Drive

A married couple was found shot to death in their Harris County home in what appears to be a murder-suicide, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office initially responded to the call in the 16400 block of Lakewood Field Drive around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

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When they entered the home, they found a woman and a man in the kitchen with apparent gunshot injuries. They were pronounced dead.

Authorities investigate two deaths in the 16400 block of Lakewood Field Drive.

According to the sheriff’s office, the couple's son-in-law had gone to the home earlier in the day to pick up a ladder and noticed the couple’s cars still there when they would typically be at work. He called the couple’s daughter, and they both went over and found the couple shot, authorities say.

According to the sheriff’s office, based on the evidence in the home, their deaths are believed to be the result of a murder-suicide.