GREENTOWN — The Howard County coroner's office determined Thursday's death investigation was a murder-suicide.
Officials said when deputies arrived at the Greentown home located in the 7500 block east of County Road 300 South on a welfare check, they found a man and a woman deceased at the scene.
According to a press release by the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, they have been identified as Aimee Romero, 43, and Richard “Chase” Romero, 51.
Aimee's death has been ruled a homicide and Richard died by suicide, said Dr. Steven Seele, the Howard County coroner.
A records request sent to WRTV by the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida confirmed that Richard Romero was a former deputy sheriff for the department from 1989 to 1997.
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You can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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