A husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself while their children were inside their Conewago Township home Wednesday, according to Northern York County Regional Police.

"There was no note, no information, directly, as to why it occurred," Northern Regional Lt. Gregg Anderson said Thursday.

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York County Coroner Pam Gay identified the female as Marsha Stewart, 40, and her husband as Courtney Stewart, 50.

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Anderson said the couple's children, who were inside the home, were not injured, nor did they witness what happened. The children alerted a neighbor, who then called York County 911.

Anderson described the incident as "Tragic ... sad for the kids."

Domestic incident

Just before 4 p.m., police responded to a report of a domestic incident in the 1100 block of Stone Gate Drive in Conewago Township. Once there, officers entered the house when no one answered the door.

In an upstairs bedroom, police found the couple dead from gunshot wounds. The woman had multiple gunshot wounds to her body, and the man had a single gunshot wound to the head, police said.

Evidence indicated the man fatally shot the woman before shooting himself. A 9mm handgun — which Anderson said was legally owned — was recovered at the scene.

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Anderson said York County Children, Youth and Families responded and took emergency custody of the children, who would later be connected with family.

Both parents were pronounced dead at the scene by the York County Coroner's Office.

Legal troubles

A check of county records indicates Courtney and Marsha Stewart had some legal issues over the past few years, both criminal and civil.

On June 22, 2018, Marsha Stewart filed for divorce from her husband. The complaint states that the two were married in New York City in 2005.

"This marriage is irretrievably broken and parties separated on 3/12/16," the complaint stated.

Two days after the date of their separation — March 14, 2016 — Northern York County Regional Police filed charges of simple assault and harassment against Courtney Stewart. The charge of simple assault charge was later withdrawn, according to online court documents.

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Police had responded to the Stewart home at 11:12 a.m. on March 14 after Marsha Stewart called and said her husband had injured her, documents state.

"I arrived and found that Marsha's upper lip was severely swollen and bleeding from an open laceration," police wrote in charging documents. "She reported being in an argument with her husband, Courtney Stewart, who punched her in the face."

The punch caused Marsha Stewart to fall to the ground. Courtney Stewart followed her to the ground, where he got on top of her and "continued to hit her in the face with a fist," documents state.

Police then arrested Courtney Stewart, and he was arraigned and given $10,000 bail.

In the case, Courtney Stewart pleaded guilty to harassment in York County Court of Common Pleas on June 8, 2016, although dockets do not indicate the punishment assessed on the plea.

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Most recently, a July 10 entry on the York County Prothonotary's Office website indicates the Stewarts' mortgage was in foreclosure. A civil complaint filed the same day at the office states that the Stewarts' mortgage "is in default because the monthly payments due December 01, 2018 and thereafter have not been paid."

Staff writer Dylan Segelbaum contributed to this report.

How to help

Anyone with information about Wednesday's incident is asked to contact Northern York County Regional Police Department at 717-467-8355 or tips@nycrpd.org.