Authorities investigating possible murder, suicide in Russell County

JABEZ, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a possible murder, suicide in Russell County.
The Russell County Coroner’s Office says it was called to Cherokee Trail in Jabez on Saturday at 8:45 pm.
RCCO found the bodies of Thomas Sawyer, 78, and his wife Dorothy Sawyer, 80, dead from apparent gunshot wounds at their residence.
Witnesses said a neighbor checked on the Sawyers and discovered their bodies.
RCCO says preliminary findings indicate a possible murder, suicide.
The Sawyers’ bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankford for autopsies.
Kentucky State Police is investigating the incident with assistance from RCCO.