At a Jehovah’s witness kingdom Hall in Thornton, Colorado, a man fatally shot his wife on Christmas morning before shooting himself, according to authorities. 

The two people found deceased at the location were a married couple who had formerly belonged to the Kingdom Hall congregation.

Authorities are looking into a possible murder-suicide that happened on Sunday at a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Thornton, Colorado.

According to a police statement, when Thornton police responded to a call of a fire at a church, they learned that an adult man had shot and killed an adult female before turning the pistol on himself. 

Police reported that the people were married and former churchgoers. Thornton police tweeted that the investigation was still ongoing, that witnesses were being questioned, and that the scene was being checked. 

The deceased’s names will be verified later, according to the police, by the Adams County Coroner’s Officer. 

Update to original news release… pic.twitter.com/JNo8Y3JeaM

— Thornton Police Dept (@ThorntonPolice) December 26, 2022

According to the statement, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Hazardous Material Unit, is currently looking into suspicious devices discovered at the scene. Investigators are interviewing witnesses as part of the ongoing investigation. 

Three incendiary devices were discovered at the scene, according to Thornton police on Sunday evening. 

The Adams County, Hazardous Material Unit, assisted in making them safe and collecting them. They did not go into detail about the kind of explosive devices discovered or their precise location.

According to police, there are “no further concerns for the safety of the Thornton community.”

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