Sheriff’s investigators look for answers in double death

WAXAHACHIE – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department received a call at its 911 dispatch Wednesday, Sept. 11 at around 7:42 a.m. regarding two deceased people.

The call indicated two people were at a home in the 9600 block of Baucum Road in Midlothian.

The caller was the grandmother of her 16-year-old grandson who had arrived at her home and told her both his parents were dead.

Ellis County Sheriff’s deputies and medical personnel responded to the address on Baucum Road, and two victims were later pronounced dead at the scene. 

A media release from the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department stated, “Both victims appear to have died from gunshot wounds in what is being investigated as a possible murder/suicide.”

The Sheriff’s Office stated they did not believe there was any danger to the surrounding community at that time.

They did not indicate if the gunshot wounds happened at the location where the bodies were found or if anyone else had been at the home during the time of the possible murder/suicide.

This is an ongoing investigation and the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office are still unsure of the possible motive. 

The identities of the victims were not released due to the pending notification of family.