The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder/suicide that happened Sunday night along State Route 24 in the Moxee area...Deputies were called to the home regarding an unresponsive woman. When they went inside, they found the woman had been shot dead....meanwhile Washington State Patrol troopers were responding to a vehicle collision along State Route 24. Inside the vehicle they found a man who had also been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the man and the woman had been in a relationship at some point but believe they haven't been together for the past several months.

They believe the man shot the woman at the home then took off in a vehicle. While driving east on Highway 24, deputies say they believe he shot himself to death causing his vehicle to run off the road.

Autopsies for the two are scheduled for Monday afternoon. Deputies continue investigate.

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