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Couple found dead at Fruitland Park home in possible murder-suicide, police say

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — Police said they are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were found dead Sunday night at a Fruitland Park home.

Fruitland Park police Chief Erik Luce said the bodies of Eric Franklin Sims Jr. and Courtney Lynn Holloway were found shortly after 10 p.m. in the Phoenix Avenue home after reports of a possible shooting.

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"The two had six children in common," Luce said. "Holloway also had a daughter not in common with Sims."

He said the children were found unharmed at a neighbor’s home and that they have been placed in the custody of relatives.

"Some of the deceased couple’s children were indeed in the home at the time of the incident," Luce said. "The reporting neighbor immediately removed the children from the home while calling 911."

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Luce said there were no previous reports of violence at the home.

"I was watching the football game last night. All of a sudden, the street lit up like a Christmas tree," neighbor Michael Newman said. "I'm a little shocked. Things like that don't happen in Fruitland Park."

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The deaths remain under investigation.

No other details were given.

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