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A man and woman were found dead from gunshot wounds at a home west of Ramsay on Good Friday in what police say was a murder-suicide.

The bodies were found about 10:30 a.m. inside a residence on Wild Horse Meadows road, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester said.

Lester believes the man and woman were married; however, he was unable to confirm their relationship. Their names and hometowns were not released pending notification of family members.

Details on the weapon and what led to the incident were not released. The sheriff said he did not want to speculate on the timeline and what may have happened inside the tan-colored modular home in rural Silver Bow County, about 12 miles west of Butte.

He said that he is not aware of a suicide note found at the scene.

Law enforcement officers had responded to the residence on Friday for a welfare check after a female caller alerted police that she was unable to contact her female friend. She felt the lapse in communication was something to be concerned about.

Lester said calls for welfare checks generally result in nothing suspicious, but when the unimaginable is discovered, it can shake a community.