Murder-Suicide: Pleasanton Couple ID'd

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — The Alameda County Sheriff's Office on Monday released the names of a husband and wife who were found dead from gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide in a home in Castro Valley last week. One of the dead people was identified as 44-year-old Lisa Deanne Carlson of Pleasanton and the other was her husband, 48-year-old Steven Michael Carlson of Pleasanton and Castro Valley.

Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said Steven Carlson is suspected of killing his wife and then killing himself. There are no other suspects in the case.

Kelly said an autopsy determined that the cause of death for Lisa Carlson and Steven Carlson was gunshot wounds.

Deputies responded to the 20500 block of Forest Avenue in Castro Valley after a relative called the sheriff's office at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday and said they hadn't heard from their family member for several days, according to Kelly. The deputies received no response when they arrived at the house
so they walked down the driveway to the rear of the property, where they noticed a detached guest house, Kelly said. The deputies then went inside and discovered the Carlsons, according to Kelly.

—Bay City News