INDIANAPOLIS — A man and a woman died Tuesday in what police have called a murder-suicide on the city’s south side.
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 8000 block of Meadow Lane, a residential area near East Stop 11 Road and U.S. 31, around 12:30 p.m. on a report of suspicious activity.
They arrived to find a man and a woman with apparent trauma. They were both pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The Marion County Coroner’s office has identified the two as 81-year-old Larry Thomas and 72-year-old Janet Thomas. Larry Thomas’ death was ruled a suicide, while Janet Thomas’ death was determined to be a homicide.
Homicide detectives that arrived at the scene, and based on their initial investigation, believe the incident was a murder-suicide, police said.
No additional information about the identities of the people who died was immediately available.
