Pines Police Suspect Murder Suicide In Couple's Death

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PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami) - An investigation is underway in a suspected murder suicide after a couple was found dead in an SUV.

Pembroke Pines police said they received a call just after 12:30 a.m.

Arriving officers found the bodies of a man and woman inside a silver Ford Explorer outside a home in the 1100 block of SW 110th Avenue. Police said both appeared to have died from gunshot wounds.

Police say 38-year-old Ronald Bennette shot his wife, 39-year-old Shani Bennette, and then turned the gun on himself.

Investigators say at this point they don't know why Bennette, who worked for Spirit Airlines, killed his wife.

The couple left a young child behind.

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