Ada County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating what appears to be a murder/suicide at a home in the desert south of Boise.
Russell L. Morris Jr. and his wife, Denise K. Morris were found deceased early Tuesday morning outside a home in the 16000 block of S. Vista Avenue, near the Pleasant Valley/Kuna-Mora roads intersection.
Deputies began their investigation just after 8 a.m. Tuesday after a passing school bus driver saw the two people on the ground and called 911.
Deputies arrived to find the 51-year-old Russell Morris and 50-year-old Denise Morris lying on the ground with fatal gunshot wounds visible. No one else was at the home. Two guns were found at the scene, including one that appears to have been used in both fatal shootings.
Detectives found evidence the couple had an argument outside the home prior to the shooting, just after 8 p.m. Monday.
Investigators spent most of the morning gathering evidence at the home. They also flew a drone over the property and did several interviews. All evidence points to a murder/suicide at this time.
Officials with the Ada County Coroner’s Office completed an autopsy Wednesday and determined the official cause of death for both was from gunshot wounds. The manner of death is still pending.