Husband and wife found dead with gunshot wounds inside Chatham County home

BEAR CREEK, N.C. (WTVD) -- A husband and wife were found dead inside a Chatham County home after the sheriff's office responded to a domestic disturbance call.

On Nov. 6, deputies from the Chatham County Sheriff's Office arrived at the home in the 700 block of Effie Welch Road in Bear Creek shortly before 10:30 p.m.

Someone at the address had texted a family member saying they got scared during an argument.

Deputies walked around outside the home, looked through a window, and saw two people on the floor inside.

The people were identified as 50-year-old Jennifer Scott and 54-year-old Jeffrey Michael Scott, who lived at the home.

When law enforcement got inside, they discovered both had gunshot wounds. A gun was found nearby. No one else was in the home.

The case is still under investigation.

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