UPDATE (2:30 p.m. Aug. 24):

Following the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office's investigation of two gunshot victims found dead in a home east of New Market last night, officers have released the names of the victims and provided new details in the case.

Officers responded to a home at 178 Foothills Lane at 6:11 p.m. yesterday evening in response to a call about a welfare check.

When they arrived, they found 58-year-old Deborah June Ward and 77-year-old Edward Joseph Nonnemacher, each dead of apparent gunshot wounds.

The Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the scene and recovered a .22 caliber rifle and a .38 caliber handgun from the house. Ward and Nonnemacher were located in different rooms of the house. There were no signs of forced entry. Three handwritten notes were also recovered during the search.

Autopsies found that Mr. Nonnemacher died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds from a small caliber firearm, and Ms. Ward was shot multiple times from a small caliber firearm and died as a result of those wounds.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigation.

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The full statement from the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office can be below:

"The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone request regarding a welfare check at 178 Foothills Lane, east of New Market, VA at 6:11 PM on 23 August 2016. Upon arrival at the address, Deputy Sheriffs found two deceased persons in the house.

The first person has been identified as Deborah June Ward, 178 Foothills Lane, New Market. Ms. Ward was 58 years old.

The second person has been identified as Edward Joseph Nonnemacher, also of 178 Foothills Lane, New Market. Mr. Nonnemacher was 77 years old.

The Medical Examiner’s Office responded last night to review the scene. A .22 caliber rifle and a .38 caliber handgun were recovered from the house as the result of a search warrant executed at the residence. Both decedents were located in different rooms of the house. There were no signs of forced entry. Three handwritten notes were also recovered during the execution of the search warrant.

Autopsies were performed on 24 August 2016 by the Medical Examiner’s Office of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Preliminary autopsy findings indicate that Mr. Nonnemacher died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds from a small caliber firearm. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Ms. Ward was shot multiple times from a small caliber firearm and died as a result of these wounds.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office has no evidence that would lead us to believe that any other person was involved in this shooting. The Sheriff’s Office investigation has only revealed that presence of Mr. Nonnemacher and Ms. Ward as being involved in this incident.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation. The following agencies assisted SCSO in this investigation: New Market Police, Woodstock Police, Strasburg Police, and the Shenandoah County Fire Marshal’s Office."

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ORIGINAL STORY (7:55 p.m. Aug. 23):

Two people are dead, and the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

The Sheriff's office confirmed the call for help came in around 6:11 p.m., Tuesday. Investigators were on scene at a home in the 100 block of Foothills Lane, east of New Market where a male and female victim were found.

The Sheriff's office is calling this a a possible murder-suicide. The Sheriff's office's crime scene unit responded to investigate.

The Sheriff's office says when they got to the home, they found a 77-year-old man dead from an apparent gun shot wound. They also found a 58-year-old woman dead with a gun shot wound.

At this time we do not know their names, since the Sheriff's office is in the process of letting family know of the incident.

The Sheriff plans on releasing more information soon. We'll post that information here as soon as we know more.

The initial brief from the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office can be found below: