NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — UPDATE: A man and a woman who were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Newport News home on Friday morning is a suspected murder-suicide, police said.
The investigation began when the Newport News Police Department responded to a residence on Arlington Avenue around 9:45 a.m. for a welfare check. The man and woman were found inside and then pronounced dead there.
Police identified the victims Tuesday morning as James Aaron Thompson, 42, and Stephanie Thompson, 40. Investigators believe that James killed Stephanie and then himself, the Newport News Police Department said.
The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit an anonymous tip through P3 Tips.
Tipsters don't have to testify in court and could get a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.