By Associated Press - Tuesday, October 22, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife in a Kansas City home as a murder-suicide.

The Kansas City Star reports that police Capt. Tim Hernandez says 22-year-old Haylee Atagi-Barker was the victim. Her husband, 21-year-old Christian Barker, also was declared dead at the scene of Sunday’s shooting.

Detectives said at the time that they weren’t looking for any other suspects. No details were released about what led up to the shooting.



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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com

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