DOWAGIAC, MI. (THECOUNT) — Jason and Tonia Clark have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal shooting in Dowagiac Saturday night.
Tonia Clark, 49, was found suffering from gunshot injuries after Dowagiac Police Department deputies arrived in the 300 block of Mcomber Street around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on reports of shots fired.
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Jason Clark, 41, was then located suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tonia transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
A minor child present at the scene was not injured. That child is now being cared for by family members.
Police said evidence at the scene and witness statements say the incident is consistent with a murder suicide, reports ABC57.
The case remains under investigation.
Geo quick facts: Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,879 at the 2010 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.