Man shoots & kills wife before taking his own life at Spring Hill home: HCSO

Two people are dead after Hernando County deputies say a man shot and killed his wife, then took his own life.

Murder-suicide investigation

The backstory:

According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded shortly before 6:30 a.m. Monday to a home off Philatelic Dr. in Spring Hill after a witness living at the home called 911.

The witness told investigators that Bryan Guthrie, 45, and his wife, Pattie Guthrie, got into an argument moments before she heard a gunshot, after which she ran back inside the home and found Pattie Guthrie lying on the floor.

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Deputies arrived soon after and found both Pattie and Bryan Guthrie dead from gunshot wounds, HCSO said, adding that Bryan Guthrie fired both deadly shots.

No one else was injured, according to investigators.

The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

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