Murder/Suicide – Killed – Steven Lee Vasey Jr (Rosemount, MN)

A husband and wife in their early 30s were identified Thursday as the couple found shot to death in a Rosemount apartment.

Authorities are calling it a case of murder-suicide, and they said the wife was the shooter.

The bodies of Steven Lee Vasey Jr., 32, and Melissa Vasey, 31, were discovered late Tuesday afternoon at their home in the 2900 block of 146th Street W., according to police.

Steven Vasey was shot several times, and Melissa Vasey suffered “a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” police said in a statement.

Police found Steven Vasey Jr., 32, and his wife, Melissa Vasey, 31, dead in their Waterford Commons apartment, at South Robert Trail and 146th Street, about 5:48 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were called there to check on the couple’s welfare.

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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?pid=167500293