Two dead after shooting, appears to be a murder-suicide
Updated: January 1, 2013
UPDATE: January 1, 7:40 PM
CHAMPAIGN -- Police released the name of a man who died in a shooting Monday morning. 37-year-old Jason Woods was pronounced dead in a home on Honeysuckle Lane. That's also where they found 34-year-old Emily Davis. Investigators said she died after she was taken to the hosital. Police said it appears to be a murder-suicide, but have not said who they believe pulled the trigger.
UPDATE: December 31, 6:35 PM
CHAMPAIGN -- Two people died in a shooting at a Champaign home. Police believe it was a murder-suicide. People who live nearby are speaking out. They want to make their neighborhoods safe again.
Investigators said it started with two people arguing and ended with both of them dead. Neighbors said they're trying to find a way to help people before it gets to that point.
"Feel kind of bad about the whole situation," said Linda Turnbull, who lives near where the shooting happened. "It's a loss to everybody. The kids with a parent, two people lost, they have parents and family too."
Turnbull is a community liaison around Champaign and Urbana. She hopes there's a way to stop the violence.
"There are some signs before it gets to this point," said Turnbull. "Maybe something's been going on way before now."
This issue is coming up again after two people were found in a Champaign home. Both had been shot. A 37-year-old man died at the home. 34-year-old Emily Davis was taken to a hospital. She died too.
"It's terrible," said Champaign Police Lt. Robert Rea. "I feel bad for the families of both involved. It's a terrible thing to be dealing with this time of year or any time of the year, but this time particularly."
Three children were home at the time. One of them was 12 years old, another was 10 years old and the third was 3 months old. They're with other family members now. One of the children called 911 after the shooting. But investigators said they still don't know who pulled the trigger.
"We have our suspicions but we don't have any confirmation at this point," said Lt. Rea.
People who live in the area said they want to increase neighborhood crime watches to keep things like that from happening again. Investigators said the pair knew each other but couldn't say more about their relationship. They wouldn't release how many times they were shot or where. But they are working to find more answers to what happened.
Original: December 31, 8:38 AM
CHAMPAIGN -- Two people are dead after a shooting in Champaign. Police say it appears to be a domestic related murder-suicide.
Officers were called out to a home in the 1500 block of Honeysuckle around 6:20 Monday morning for a reported shooting.
When they got there they found two people with what looked like gunshot wounds.
One victim was taken to the hospital, but both were pronounced dead by the coroner.
Police say three children, ages 12, 10, and 3 months old were at the home when they arrived.
They're now with family.
The original 911 call to police came from inside the home. The caller said there was an argument, and believed one person was shot. Shortly after that, the caller heard another gunshot and found a second victim.
Police say they aren't looking for any suspects and don't believe there's a danger to the community.
No names are being released at this time.
