Trego County authorities investigate murder-suicide

March 29, 2011|By Robert Marin | KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

(OGALLAH, Kan.) —

The Trego County Sheriff's Department investigating a the deaths of two people found with gunshot wounds last month say the case was a murder-suicide.

Authorities say 51-year-old Susan Hearting was killed by a gunshot wound fired by her husband, 56-year-old Duane Hearting, who then fatally shot himself.

The incident happened March 26 in Ogallah.

The sheriff's department is still investigating, and anyone with information regarding the deaths is asked to call the Trego County Sheriff's Office at (785)743-5721.

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The Trego County Sheriff's Department identifies two people found dead over the weekend as 56-year-old Duane Hearting and 51-year-old Susan Hearting.

Investigators discovered the bodies of the Heartings at their rural home near Ogallah after the request for a welfare check.

Officials have not said how they died and say the investigation continues into their deaths.------

Trego County officials say two people were found dead near Ogallah during the weekend.

The county sheriff's office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating. Officers found the body after responding to a welfare check at the Ogallah home late Saturday.

Further details about the victims and how they died have not been released.

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