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Authorities identify SW Mo. couple killed at home

(STOVER, Mo., AP) — The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has identified an elderly couple who were found dead in their home.

Officials say 82-year-old Wayne L. Wells and 71-year-old Mable I. Wells were found in their home Tuesday in a home in Ivy Bend, south of the Morgan County town of Stover.

KYTV reports (http://bit.ly/R83Ohy) a neighbor called 911 after finding Mable Wells in a pool of blood. Deputies found Wayne Wells in another room.

The sheriff’s office says both victims were shot several times, probably Monday evening.

Authorities say a door had been forced open and the lights were on in the home.

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