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Leggett, North Carolina, Mayor Gary Skelton and his wife, Jackie, were found dead Thursday on their property, said a member of the municipality to CBS affiliate Raleigh. The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office has not confirmed the body's identity.
The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that two suspects were in detention, WNCN reported.
"It completely took me away, and it immediately made me suffer," Legnett's municipal commissioner Teresa Summerlin told WNCN. "The nicest couple, Gary has just returned this weekend, going to look after his grandchild, who has a broken bone."
Summerlin told WNCN that she was worried when Jackie Skelton did not show up for work on Thursday morning. She said that she tried to call Gary Skelton, but did not get an answer.
Summerlin said the Skeltons were last seen Wednesday night when they went to dinner with another couple.
According to the WNCN, the records indicate that the house belongs to Skelton.
"It's completely upset me for one thing – it's a pretty quiet place we live in," neighbor Sherry Kenney told WNCN.
The city of Leggett has 55 inhabitants, according to the Charlotte Observer.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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