Police say they are investigating the shooting deaths of a Fryeburg, Maine, couple as a domestic violence murder-suicide.
The bodies were discovered separately in two buildings on Route 113 early Tuesday morning by the Maine State Police tactival team.
The victim is 52-year-old Jody Buzzell. She was shot by her husband inside their home sometime Monday afternoon. Fryeburg Police were called to the home by relatives.
After hours in the sub-freezing temperatures, the tactical team entered the house early Tuesday at 1 a.m. and found Buzzell's body in a first floor room. About four hours later, the body of 52-year-old Mark Buzzell was found next door in a vacant residence owned by a family member.
Detectives said Mark Buzzell left a note and also told family members he had killed his wife.
The bodies were removed to a local funeral home and will be taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Augusta on Wednesday.
The property is located a few hundred feet from the New Hampshire state line, and New Hampshire State Police assisted in the search for Mark Buzzell overnight.
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Route 113 was closed for about 12 hours until the Mark Buzzell's body was found around 5 a.m. Tuesday.
The death is the first homicide in Maine this year.
