DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- The Macon County Coroner has identified a man who police said took his own life in a Decatur murder-suicide.
Decatur Police found a couple shot to death Tuesday morning.
According to the Decatur Police Department, officers responded to a welfare check and found a 39-year-old male and a 38-year-old female deceased in an apartment located in the 2400 block of Country Trails at approximately 9:25 a.m.
After further investigation, police learned the two individuals were in a dating relationship.
The Macon County Coroner identified the woman as 38-year-old Tiffany Ware. She died of a single gunshot wound to the head.
The man was identified as 39, Torryle D. Bennett of Waukegan. The coroner said he also died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
Police said Ware was shot, and Bennett's gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Officers conducted a neighborhood canvas while Detectives processed the scene.
Detectives located multiple shell casings and a firearm inside the apartment where the deceased was located.
This investigation is ongoing, and police are asking for the public's patience as they investigate. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to call police at 217-424-2734.
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