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Authorities say teenage girl, father found shot to death in a rural Douglas County home

The sheriff's office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting

Authorities say teenage girl, father found shot to death in a rural Douglas County home

The sheriff's office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting

KRIS: WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY WHERE THE BODIES OF A TEENAGE GIRL AND HER FATHER HAVE BEEN FOUND. DEPUTIES SAY A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS SHOT AND KILLED BEFORE HER FATHER SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND THIS MORNING AT A HOUSE ON EAST 1550 ROAD SOUTHEAST OF LAWRENCE. THEIR NAMES 13-YEAR-OLD HAYD
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Authorities say teenage girl, father found shot to death in a rural Douglas County home

The sheriff's office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified two people who were found shot to death in a home south of Lawrence on Monday as a father and his daughter.Deputies were notified just after 7 a.m. of a possible shooting in the 700 Block of East 1550 Road in rural Douglas County.Upon arrival, authorities say deputies discovered the bodies of David M. Koch, 55, and his 13-year-old daughter, Hayden Koch inside the home.Police said the investigation is ongoing, but preliminary information and evidence indicates Hayden died as a result of a gunshot wound and that David Koch died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound."The sheriff's office is with this family in this most horrific time of tragedy, and we hope for healing and peace as they work through what is the most painful time no family should have to endure," Sheriff Jay Armbrister said in a statement.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified two people who were found shot to death in a home south of Lawrence on Monday as a father and his daughter.

Deputies were notified just after 7 a.m. of a possible shooting in the 700 Block of East 1550 Road in rural Douglas County.

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Cross street in Douglas County, Kansas  

Upon arrival, authorities say deputies discovered the bodies of David M. Koch, 55, and his 13-year-old daughter, Hayden Koch inside the home.

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Police said the investigation is ongoing, but preliminary information and evidence indicates Hayden died as a result of a gunshot wound and that David Koch died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Road near the scene of a deadly shooting in rural Douglas County, Kansas

"The sheriff's office is with this family in this most horrific time of tragedy, and we hope for healing and peace as they work through what is the most painful time no family should have to endure," Sheriff Jay Armbrister said in a statement.