2 dead from gunshot wounds in Montgomery County home prompts investigation, sheriff's office says

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation into the deaths of two people is underway in Montgomery County after they were found shot Monday morning.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at a home in the 800 block of Omeara in the Lake Conroe Village area at about 8 a.m.

Deputies confirmed a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds after a family friend arrived to pick up the man for work and noticed the front door to the home was left open.

The family friend then went to a neighbor's house to call 911, officials said.

The circumstances and motive around the shooting are under investigation, but MCSO said it only involves the two victims, who were identified as 24-year-old Arazeli Ruiz and 31-year-old Fernando Fernandez.

The sheriff's office added that children were present when the incident unfolded, but they are safe and currently with family members.

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