WISE, Va. — The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide, after a man and child were found dead Wednesday night.

Deputies were called to the home of Joshua Gardner, 43, of Wise, for a welfare check. When they arrived, they found Gardner and a young child dead, with evidence pointing to a case of murder-suicide.

The case remains under investigation, and both bodies have been taken to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy.

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NORTON, Va. — The three people killed Sunday morning in a murder-suicide in Norton have now been identified.

Police received a report of a shooting at a home on Highland Avenue Northwest, just after 11 Sunday morning. When they arrived, they found the bodies of Bryan Wampler, 53; his wife, Vivian Wampler, 53; and her mother, Elizabeth Sturgill, 81.

Virginia State Police believe Bryan Wampler shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law, before turning the gun on himself.

The investigation is continuing.

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