2 found dead in West Milton; one was in car trunk

Wright said the police officer found a man laying on the ground to the rear of the vehicle and the trunk was open.

“The male was found to be deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Wright said. “A handgun was laying on the ground near the male.”

The woman was found dead in the trunk of the car.

The man and woman are believed to be married, according to Wright.

The West Milton Police Division and Miami County Sheriff’s Office are working jointly on this investigation. The Huber Heights Police Division is also investigating.

“One or more of the decedents lived in the Carriage Trails subdivision within Huber Heights, but at this time it is unclear what, if anything, occurred in Huber Heights,” Lt. Brian Carr for the Huber Heights Police Division said.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Investigations Crime Scene Unit assisted with collection of evidence at the scene.

“There are no direct threats to anyone in West Milton,” Wright said. “This is an isolated incident that started outside our municipality and culminated here.”

Carr said the investigation is still active and ongoing with limited firm facts available at this time.

“The police division has no further information at this time and if additional information becomes available will be made available in the coming days,” he said. “To build on what West Milton Police Department stated, there is no other outside threats to anybody in the community.”