Investigators have determined a North Central Texas man fatally shot his wife and their daughter and then killed himself.
The Navarro County Sheriff's Office identified the victims as 43-year-old Penny Stovall and 8-year-old McKenzie Stovall on Friday.
Sheriff Elmer Tanner said authorities are trying to determine why 46-year-old Jefferson Stovall shot his wife and daughter, then turned the gun on himself.
The bodies were discovered Thursday at the family's Corsicana home as officers responded to a request from another relative who was unable to reach the Stovall family.
According to a statement issued by the Navarro County Sheriff's Office, detectives recovered a 44 magnum rifle inside the house they believe to be the weapon used in the murder suicide.
Tanner said Friday that the sheriff's office has no record of any prior criminal incidents at the home or calls for service to the residence.
