Poor health may have played role in father-son murder-suicide in Owensboro

A father-son murder-suicide in Owensboro might be the result of failing health.

The incident happened Monday morning just after midnight on Shelly Drive when the Owensboro Police Department discovered a 79-year-old man had shot his 55-year-old son before turning the gun on himself.

Daviess County Coroner Jeff Jones told WFIE.com that the two men were not in good health and had multiple medical issues. Jones ruled the shooting a murder-suicide…

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