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Man allegedly kills his father, stepmother in Springfield murder-suicide

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Posted at 9:21 PM, Sep 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-29 22:21:59-04

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (WTVF) — Three people were killed in a Springfield murder-suicide Tuesday.

Robertson County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the deaths of 62-year-old Sherry Green, 74-year-old Matthew Green and the suicide of 51-year-old Joseph Scott Green at a home on Green Road.

Deputies responded to a call of a possible gunshot wound. Once at the scene, they found the suspect, Joseph Scott Green dead in the back yard with a firearm nearby, and his stepmother and father dead inside the home.

Officials said in a press release that they found evidence and a note indicating that the family had been having recent domestic family issues leading up to the homicide and suicide.