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Colorado Springs Couple's Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - The Colorado Springs Police Department shared a tragic update to a story of two bodies found on a trail early Saturday morning. Investigators say Lee and Stella Vigil, both of New Mexico, died in a murder-suicide.

Colo Sprgs Shooting Deaths (Lee and Stella Vigil, from CSPD tweet)
Lee and Stella Vigil (credit: Colorado Springs)

The coroner's office ruled Lee's death a suicide and Stella's death a homicide.

The pair, in their 70s, hiked near the Edmundson trailhead on Woodmen Road. Their vehicle was found near the trailhead. Their bodies were found near the Santa Fe Trail.

Further details about the couple or the circumstances leading up to the shootings were not released.

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