Police in Pittsboro said the deaths of a man and woman Saturday were the result of a murder and suicide.

The probe started with a report of a violent domestic disturbance in the 700 block of Penny Lane a little after 6:30 p.m., according to Major Scott King of the Pittsboro Police Department.

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Police arriving at the scene were met by a juvenile outside the home, King said. When officers went inside, they found Craig Chesser, 59, and Chasity Chesser, 39, deceased in the living room.

A statement statement issued Sunday afternoon said the Pittsboro Police Department determined the deaths to the be result of a murder-suicide.

The statement said "evidence indicates that Chasity Chesser died from a single gunshot wound to the head and Craig Chesser died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head." The statement said a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun was recovered at the scene.

Four children — ages 9, 11, 13 and 17 — were located in the residence and were unharmed, the statement said. The Indiana Division of Child Services responded to the scene and the children were placed with family members.

"It is a quiet neighborhood. We don’t get a lot of activity in this neighborhood so it’s quite a surprise," King told Fox59. "I think the neighborhood is shocked from what we can tell. There are a lot of folks who wouldn’t have guessed this would have happened at this particular place.”

King said the department had no record of prior runs to the home.

The last murder-suicide in Pittsboro was in August 2016.

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