AVON, Ind. — A woman who had not shown up to work since the end of December and a man were found dead in an Avon home Saturday morning in what investigators believe to have been a murder-suicide.
Hendricks County Sheriff's Captain Amanda Goings said the man and woman are believed to have been either estranged or divorced and living together in a home in the 10200 block of County Road 100 South, just west of Ronald Reagan Parkway.
Family members met deputies outside the home Saturday morning to check on the residents. They told police the woman hadn't shown up to work in several days and that they hadn't heard from her in "quite some time," which is unusual for them, Goings explained.
At around 9:15 a.m., a family member accompanied the deputies into the house and located the bodies.
Their bodies were found in separate bedrooms. Investigators believe the woman was killed and that the man had died by suicide. Their causes of death were unknown as of Saturday evening, but Goings said their bodies had signs of "significant trauma."
“It’s a very devastating situation and a very sad situation both for the families involved and the community," Goings said.
Goings confirmed deputies had been called to this address in the past several weeks because the family hadn't heard from their loved one and because their loved one hadn't been to work since the end of December.
However, Goings said, "at that time we didn't find anything out of the ordinary."
Investigators are working to confirm if the man and woman's deaths are related to domestic violence. Goings said they are also reviewing 911 call logs to see if officers have been called to that address.
"When people are looking forward to all the wonderful, positive things that come with the new year, to be suffering with the new year is undoubtedly devastating for them," said Goings.
Neighbors who live next door told 13News they were good neighbors, friendly and were never heard arguing.
Kurtis Olson lives down the street from where it happened.
"It's disheartening because you think about how desperate do people get to do something like that?" he said.
The coroner has not shared the identity of the man or the woman.
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