KY Couple In Thursday Georgetown Murder-Suicide ID’d As Nikki Stininger Brent Woods

GEORGETOWN, KY. (THECOUNT) — Brent Woods and Nicole Stininger, have been identified as the couple found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Georgetown, Kentucky, Thursday.

Woods and “Nikki” Stininger, both 26, were found suffering from gunshot wounds in a residence located near Myers Drive, and Degaris Mill Road, in Georgetown, KY.

It appeared Woods shot Stininger dead before shooting himself, according to the Scott County coroner.

The coroner said the couple had two children together.

Police found their 18-month-old unharmed inside their apartment. The coroner said the child was covered in the mother’s blood. source

The couple’s 4-year-old child wasn’t home at the time, according to the coroner. It is unclear where the child is currently located.

Stininger’s friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved young woman:

Funeral arrangements for Stininger, who was from Harrodsburg, are pending.

Anyone with possible additional information on the double-fatal incident may contact police at 911.

Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2017 population was 33,660 per the United States Census Bureau. It is the 7th-largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the seat of its county, according to Wikipedia.