COLORADO SPRINGS — The victims of an alleged murder-suicide that happened Sunday in Colorado Springs have been identified.
According to the El Paso County Coroner's Office, 40-year-old Vanessa Whyte and 37-year-old Bryan Severin were found dead around 11 a.m. Sunday.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says they received a call for a welfare check in the 900 block of North 19th Street, which is located on the west side of the city.
When officers arrived, they said Whyte and Severin both had at least one gunshot wound.
CSPD says Whyte's death is being investigated as a homicide, and Severin's death is being investigated as a suicide.
This was the seventh homicide this year in the city, according to CSPD. At this time last year, police say there was one homicide.
If you have any information regarding this incident, you are asked to call CSPD at (719)444-7000. If you want to remain anonymous, you can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719)634-7867.
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