Johnston County deputies investigating apparent murder-suicide

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Johnston County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after two people were found dead inside a home Monday night.

Around 7:15 p.m., officers were called to the 700 block of Davis Mill Road between Highway 70 East and the Pine Level city limits.

Upon arrival, deputies found 47-year-old Wanda Oden dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

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Authorities said 51-year-old Robert Oden, Wanda's husband, had shot and killed himself.

Deputies believe Robert took his wife's life and then his own.