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An apparent murder- suicide occurred in the Sonoma Ranch neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.
Local police and the fire departments responded at 4 p.m. to a report of two gunshot victims in a home on the 2200 block of Sun Chaser Place, according to a news release. Police arrived on scene to find 69-year-old Raymond Gonzales and his wife 57-year-old Michelle Gonzales dead.
The situation is still under investigation.
The official cause of death will be determined by the New Mexico Medical Investigators Office.
