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Man and woman found dead with gunshot wounds inside Rockford residence

The Wright County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide.
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ROCKFORD, Minn. — The Wright County Sheriff's Office says a man and a woman were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a Rockford residence on Friday.

The sheriff's office says it responded to the 4000 block of Woodhill Court around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, where they discovered two bodies, identified Tuesday as 47-year-old Christopher Michael Powers and 46-year-old Regina Theresa Hughes. Both were residents of Rockford. 

A release from the Wright County Sheriff's Office says investigators believe Powers fatally shot his girlfriend Hughes, before turning the gun on himself. 

 The case remains under investigation. 

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