Woman accused of killing DC homicide detective in apparent ‘murder-suicide’



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A Maryland woman shot and killed her police husband, then committed suicide, authorities said.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said police found two people dead inside their home in Waldorf on Friday. Police said they found evidence the woman shot her husband and then herself.

Authorities have identified the couple as Christina Lynn Francis, 41, and Timothy Eugene Francis, 50.

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Media said Timothy Francis was a veteran detective with the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

“Mourning the tragic loss of our colleague and friend is extremely difficult,” MPD leader Peter Newsham said in a statement, according to WTOP. “Detective Francis has spent two decades protecting the community from violence, and to learn that he has been the victim of a homicide is heartbreaking.

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