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BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. – The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has taken over the investigation of a double homicide in Bellefontaine Neighbors.

According to police, a family member contacted the Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department around 8:30 a.m. Sunday after discovering two loved ones dead inside their home in the 1100 block of Oran Drive.

When officers arrived, they found the bodies of 33-year-old Iesha Emory and 40-year-old Jerry Cannon. Both Emory and Cannon had been shot.

Authorities are asking anyone with knowledge of the homicide to call the Bellefontaine Police Department 314-867-0080 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-8477.

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