By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 11, 2019

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) - Two bodies have been found in different locations in Mississippi’s Holmes County.

Sheriff Willie March says deputies are investigating the discoveries Wednesday as a possible murder-suicide.

WAPT-TV reports March says a woman was found dead at the Durant Motel and a short time later, a man’s body was found in his car parked on a road nearby. Sheriff March says the man shot himself.

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The sheriff says the man and woman had been staying together at the motel for about a month.

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Information from: WAPT-TV, http://www.wapt.com

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