ST. LOUIS — Police and the medical examiner's office say the March deaths of two people in a Central West End apartment were the result of a murder-suicide.

Police on Friday identified the deceased as 46-year-old Daniel Hults, who died of "homicidal asphyxiation," and 73-year-old Kathleen Hults, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The incident happened the morning of March 28 in an apartment building at 4055 Laclede Avenue Avenue, where both lived.

Kathleen Hults was Daniel Hults' mother and court-appointed guardian, according to obituaries and court filings. Daniel Hults required around-the-clock care by a staff of caretakers and had an individual support plan with the Missouri Department of Mental Health.

In March 2023, Kathleen Hults and a co-guardian began managing Da

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