Ellisville couple named Terrance & Nichole Coney were found dead of gunshots in their home at 504 Dobson St. in Ellisville at 5 a.m. Tuesday in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide, EPD Investigator Kyle Pickett said.
Terrance Coney was 38 years old and his wife Nichole Coney was 33 years old
Terrance & Nichole Coney were pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot wounds.
What we know about the incident
Officers arrived at the scene around 5 a.m. after someone called dispatch to request a welfare check. When the officers entered the home, they discovered the bodies of 38-year-old Terrance Coney and 33-year-old Nichole Coney.
Both were declared dead on the scene.
EPD reported the preliminary cause of death as gunshot wounds. While the investigation is ongoing, police said the deaths are listed as a domestic violence murder/suicide.
The couple’s family was notified, and several family members arrived on the scene shortly after the police.
In a press release, the Ellisville Police Department asked community members to remember the Coney family in their thoughts and prayers.