The couple found dead inside their home in Rainsville, Monday have now been identified as 30 year old Brandy Alison Matthews and her husband, 31 year old Joshua Taylor Matthews. DeKalb County authorities say indications are that it was a case of murder-suicide.

Sheriff Jimmy Harris of DeKalb County, Alabama said the Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 12:00 noon on Monday, reporting two people – one male and one female – dead inside their residence, located on County Road 657. Family members reportedly discovered the couple inside the bedroom of their home after Brandy Matthews failed to show up for work.

Sheriff Harris said that Brandy Matthews had been shot multiple times while Joshua Matthews had been shot once in the head. The bodies were taken to the state forensics lab in Huntsville for autopsy. Sheriff Harris said that few clues remained at the scene and a motive has not yet been established for the shootings – the investigation is on-going.