Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez and Yenitza Arroyo-Tavarez’ Officials are investigating the recent deaths of a 53-year-old police officer and his 44-year-old wife as a murder-suicide.
In a press conference, Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden said officers responded to the 1300 block of Vandenberg Drive on April 28 after Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez failed to show up for work.
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Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez and Yenitza Arroyo-Tavarez Found Dead in Murder Suicide
At the scene, Fayetteville Police gained access to the home, where they found Tavarez-Rodriguez and his wife, Yenitza Arroyo-Tavarez, deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation assumed the investigation because the case involves an active Fayetteville Police officer.
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According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, a preliminary autopsy report showed Arroyo-Tavarez died from multiple gunshot wounds, while Tavarez-Rodriguez died from a single gunshot wound. Based on the findings, investigators believe the couple died in a murder-suicide and said no one else was involved.
Tavarez-Rodriguez had reportedly been an officer with the Fayetteville Police Department since June 2021.
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