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A midtown couple may have been dead from an apparent murder-suicide for as long as 24 hours before authorities found their bodies in their home Thursday afternoon, Tulsa police said.

Homicide Detective Jason White said police officers and firefighters arrived for a welfare check at a house in the 6100 block of East 17th Street around 12:30 p.m. Inside, they found a 34-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife, both of whom had been shot.

“One of the two hadn’t shown up for work and (a co-worker) was concerned because that was out of their character,” White said. “So the employer decided to drive over here to make sure (they were OK), and they were concerned, so they decided to call the police.”

Sgt. Dave Walker said evidence indicates that the couple were killed in a murder-suicide, which White said appears to have been perpetrated by the husband between 18 and 24 hours before the bodies were discovered.

White said investigators recovered two shell casings from the scene and didn’t find any signs indicating that an intruder was involved.

He also said police haven’t found a suicide note or other evidence that could explain why the shootings occurred.