By Associated Press - Thursday, April 13, 2017

IAEGER, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police officials say a man and woman found dead in a mobile home had died several days prior to their discovery. Both had gunshot wounds.

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports (https://bit.ly/2py2pmV) 32-year-old Tara Musick and 34-year-old David Gover were found Tuesday afternoon by emergency medical responders investigating a call of possible overdoses. The call came from a third party checking in on the individuals who shared the McDowell County residence.

Welch Detachment Commander Sgt. R.A. Daniel says that Musick’s body had severe blunt-force trauma and multiple gunshot wounds and Gover’s body had a gunshot wound.



Daniel says the crime scene team processed the scene as an apparent homicide. Autopsies are pending at the state medical examiner’s office. The case remains under investigation.

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Information from: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, https://www.bdtonline.com

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