Deaths of Texas city mayor, daughter ruled murder-suicide

Deaths of Texas city mayor, daughter ruled murder-suicide
By the CNN Wire Staff

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Mayor, daughter both die of gunshot wounds, says medical examiner
NEW: Mayor's death is suicide, daughter's a homicide, ME says
NEW: Police "not ruling out anything" in investigation, spokeswoman says
Police checking on the family's welfare found Coppell mayor, daughter dead

(CNN) -- The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Wednesday that a Texas mayor's death was a suicide and her daughter's a homicide.

Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her daughter Mary Corinne were found dead Tuesday evening by officers who had been sent to check on the family's welfare. The officers had gone to the home at the request of the city manager's office after the mayor did not show up for a scheduled council meeting.

Police in Coppell have not said if the mayor killed the daughter before turning a gun on herself.

"The case is still under investigation, and we have established no classification with regards to the incident," spokeswoman Sharon Logan said. " We are not ruling out anything at this time."
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Deaths of Texas city mayor, daughter ruled murder suicide