LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating a murder-suicide in Spencer County that has left two people dead.
KSP said in a Saturday morning press release that officers responded to a call of a fatal shooting on Glenn View Road in Spencer County around 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
When they arrived they found a man and a woman lying on the front porch of a home.
Officials said the preliminary investigation has found that Karen Young, 51, had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Investigators also found that Paul Bewley, 55, had sustained a self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound.
KSP Post 12 Detectives are continuing their investigation of the case. They were assisted on scene by the Spencer County Sheriff's Office, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and the county's coroner.
No other information has been released at this time.
This story will be updated as we learn more information.
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