CABOOL — Police in a small southwest Missouri town say the death of a woman and her son appears to be a murder-suicide.
Cabool police say they believe 43-year-old Tammy Fleming shot her 15-year-old son, Charles Loftis, and then killed herself.
A family member found the two dead late Monday at their home.
Police say Fleming had no criminal history and no drugs were found. KY3-TV reports that Fleming left a suicide note that discussed financial and family problems.
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