Investigators found a husband and wife dead Sunday near Donna. (Photo courtesy of the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office)

Investigators found a husband and wife dead Sunday near Donna.

At about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a shooting on the 900 block of Earling Road near Donna, said Division Chief Oscar Montoya.

Deputies found a 40-year-old woman dead and her 39-year-old husband with a gunshot wound. The husband later died at the hospital.

Three children were home when the shooting occurred. They’re now under the care of relatives.



While the Sheriff’s Office isn’t aware of any previous domestic violence calls involving the couple, investigators believe the case may be a murder-suicide stemming from domestic violence, Montoya said.



