LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - An apparent murder-suicide that took place over the weekend in Topeka is under investigation, LaGrange County police say.

On Tuesday, the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Office sent a news release stating officers received a request for a welfare check at home in the 3000 block of South State Road 5 in Topeka on Saturday, Oct. 25.

A spokesperson for the department says deputies arrived at the home but were not able to make contact with anyone inside.

Shortly after, they say a family member arrived and went inside the home, finding a man and a woman dead.

Detectives then returned to the home, and following an investigation, they say they believe the incident was a murder-suicide.

Police say evidence suggests 70-year-old Rafael Flores shot and killed his wife, 7

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