Man shoots wife to death before turning gun on himself, CMPD says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after a man and woman were found shot to death inside a northeast Charlotte home early Friday morning.

[IMAGES: 2 people found dead in northeast Charlotte home]

First responders were called around 3:45 a.m. to the scene on Dapple Grey Lane, off Back Creek Church Road, after a 911 caller told dispatchers that someone was shooting at other family members inside the house.

CMPD is identifying the mother who was killed as 50-year-old Suprena Mercelle Hunter. They say she was shot by her husband, Maurice Dermot Hunter. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/LClvoTWe1m
— Mark Barber (@MBarberWSOC9) December 22, 2017

When police arrived they found a man and woman dead.

Investigators told Channel 9 the man shot and killed his wife and then tried to shoot at least one other family member before turning the gun on himself.

Authorities identified the dead as Suprena Hunter, 50, and Maurice Hunter, 51.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said nobody else inside the home was hurt.

After an overnight murder-suicide, Charlotte has now had 86 homicides in 2017. More than 30 of them are still are unsolved. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/zVGyamkkVX
— Mark Barber (@MBarberWSOC9) December 22, 2017