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Deputies ID couple found dead at Osceola County home in murder-suicide

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A man and a woman were found dead Wednesday afternoon at a home in the Poinciana area in a murder-suicide, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.

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The deaths were reported at a home on Crescent Lakes Way near South Poinciana Boulevard.

Investigators said the man, Roberto Rodriguez, 25, and woman, Shantel Rodriguez, 23, were married. Deputies said the medical examiner’s office completed autopsies on the couple and determined Shantel was stabbed to death, and Roberto died by suicide by hanging.

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The Florida Highway Patrol was also at the scene.

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).

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Jason Kelly

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Jason Kelly joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2014. He serves as the station's Digital Executive Producer.