Escambia County residents found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Escambia County Sheriff's deputies discovered two residents dead Thursday following a welfare check on Frank Reeder Road, according to Sheriff Chip Simmons. The incident was reported after neither person had been seen for an extended period, prompting relatives or acquaintances to request a welfare check. Authorities are investigating the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide. Additional details about the victims and circumstances remain under investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.