Mayor of a small town, his wife was killed in North Carolina; two suspects detained, police say

The mayor of a small town in North Carolina and his wife were found dead at home Thursday, according to reports. Police said two suspects were in detention.

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Two suspects were in detention Thursday after the mayor of a small community in North Carolina and his wife were found dead at their homes, according to reports.

Teresa Summerlin, Commissioner of Leggett Town, confirmed to the Charlotte Observer that Mayor Gary Skelton and his wife Jackie had died. But the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office did not confirm the names of the victims "according to the wishes of their family."

The details of the cause of death have not been provided.

MPs said they found the bodies when they were answering at home as part of a wellness test on a person suspected of missing.

Jackie Skelton was thought to be absent when she did not show up for nursing Thursday, Summerlin told Raleigh News & Observer. She said the couple had just returned to their grandchildren in Georgia when they were found dead.

"It's unimaginable what they came home last night, that's what makes me sick, how they must have felt," Summerlin told WRAL-TV Raleigh. good people. "

The sheriff's office said more details would be released at a press conference on Friday.

Leggett, about 70 miles east of Raleigh, has 55 residents, according to the News & Observer.