Autopsies conducted Thursday at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington have confirmed the deaths of an elderly Eden couple as a murder-suicide.

The victims have been identified as David Buchanon, 78, and his wife Karol Buchanon, 70. According to Vermont State Police, the investigation and autopsy findings indicate that David Buchanon fatally shot Karol before turning the gun on himself.

Karol’s death has been ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the head. David’s death was ruled a suicide, also from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The incident came to light after a 911 call at 2:09 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, reported two deceased people inside a residence on Route 100 in Eden. Responding deputies from the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department and a State Fish and Wildlife Warden located the bodies.