| March 17, 2007 |
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| Husband and Wife Dead Following
Domestic Dispute |
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On March 17,
2007, at approximately 7:42 pm, the Burke County Sheriff's Office was called to
respond to the scene of a domestic violence call with shots fired at 2894
Hallyburton Road Lot 2, Morganton.
William Randolph Reagan, Jr., 40,
right, and his wife, Carol Denice Reagan, 37, were both found
unconscious upon the deputies arriving at the residence. |
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| After the deputies
arrived, they discovered that both the male and female had suffered gun shot
wounds. There were two children in the home, ages 10 and 13. The children were
escorted outside with other officers while EMS personnel attended to the
injured couple. The children were later placed with family members. |
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| Burke County EMS found
both adults to be deceased as a result of gun shot wounds. The Burke County
Sheriff's Office investigators were called to the scene, along with the North
Carolina State Bureau of Investigations, to begin the investigation into the
deaths. |
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| After several hours of
investigation, all evidence and witness statements are consistent with a
murder/suicide. The case is still under investigation pending results from
autopsies and state laboratory results. |
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