Death investigation underway after elderly couple found dead in Lake County home
Death investigation underway after elderly couple found dead in Lake County home
According to deputies, the Sheriff's Office received a call Saturday morning stating that a person stopped by the home to visit and discovered the husband and wife dead.
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A death investigation is underway after a husband and his wife were found dead in their Lake County home.
This happened at a home on Sea Fern Drive in Leesburg.
According to deputies, the Lake County Sheriff's Office received a call Saturday morning from a woman who said she stopped by the home to visit and discovered the husband and wife dead.
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"The husband appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound," the Sheriff's Office said
The wife’s cause of death has not been determined. There was no sign of forced entry and detectives do not believe there is a suspect at large.
The couple has been identified as Joanne Carter, 78, and her husband, Glenn Carter, 80.
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