Two Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Near Round Rock Identified [UPDATED]

UPDATE: The man and woman found dead this week in an apparent murder-suicide have been identified. Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell released the names of the dead couple, identifying them as Kiet Chau, 53, and Van Chau, 47.

Police on Thursday found the couple dead on Thursday after responding to a domestic disturbance call just before 1 p.m. at the Vista Oaks subdivision just outside of Round Rock. Gravell told media outlets Van Chau was shot and killed by her husband before he took his own life.

The justice of the peace added that two of the couple's children were home at the time of the shooting, one of them kicking in the door to their parents' bedroom after hearing gunshots to find them both dead inside a closet, according to CBS Austin.

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From. Dec. 29:

ROUND ROCK, TX — Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide just north of Round Rock, officials said Thursday.

Williamson County sheriff's deputies told the Austin American-Statesman they responded to a domestic disturbance call at the Vista Oaks subdivision at about 12:45 p.m. Once arriving at the home at the intersection of Hunters Lodge and Indian Oaks, they discovered two people dead of gunshot wounds in what appeared to be a case of murder-suicide, the newspaper reported.

The names of the victims were not released pending notification of their families.

No further details have been provided by law enforcement officials. Patch will provide updates as more details are shared by police.

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