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Colorado Springs authorities say death of man, woman was murder-suicide

Colorado Springs police found the pair in a home on Bates Drive

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Authorities in Colorado Springs say the deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found Wednesday is a case of murder-suicide.

Karen J. Canfield, 56, died of multiple gunshot wounds in what has been ruled a homicide. Lenwood O. Shaal, 64, died of a single gunshot wound in what has been ruled a suicide.

The two were found about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday on the 1000 block of Bates Drive.

 

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at 719-444-7000 or Crime Stoppers at 719-634-7867.

Colorado Springs police say Canfield’s death is the 17th homicide in the city this year. At this time in 2015, there were 14 homicides in Colorado Springs.

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