Suspected murder-suicide under investigation in Preble County

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Credit: PREBLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/FACEBOOK

Credit: PREBLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/FACEBOOK

The death of a husband and wife found Sunday morning inside their house is under investigation as a suspected murder-suicide, Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson said.

Preliminary investigation found that Angela Hayslett, 56, had been shot, and Matthew Hayslett, 60, was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff said.

A woman called 911 shortly before 10 a.m. after she arrived in the 5600 block of Sonora Road, north of Lewisburg.

“My parents are dead,” the woman told a dispatcher.

Investigators processed the scene and collected evidence, which will be submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation laboratory for processing. The case is under investigation as a murder suicide, based on evidence found at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Haysletts were living together on and off at the residence and had been having trouble, their daughter told the dispatcher.

Autopsies were performed Monday at the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

The case remains under investigation.

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