The two persons who died in Saturday’s 2 a.m. apparent murder-suicide outside a home in the 4400 block of Cato Road are identified as Heather Nelson, 42, and her boyfriend, Christopher Minchey, 51.
The investigation shows that Minchey and Nelson had argued before he fatally shot her and then fatally shot himself. Prior to the shooting, a witness reported that Nelson walked to the end of the driveway and Minchey followed her. They heard gunshots and saw Nelson fall forward first before Minchey fell to the ground. They both died at the scene.
The police department’s Domestic Violence Division had no prior involvement with the couple.