Victim, suspect in apparent Grover Beach murder-suicide identified

Update, 3:32 p.m.

The Grover Beach Police Department released the names of a man and a woman who were found dead Thursday night after an apparent murder-suicide.

Police identified them as Dana Neece, 58, of Grover Beach and Ronald Rawlinson, 63, of Pismo Beach.

Both were reportedly agents with Century 21 Hometown Realty, according to a story on KEYT.com.

Original story

Grover Beach police are investigating a potential murder-suicide after a man and a woman were found dead of gunshot wounds on Thursday night.

Officers responded to a home on the 1100 block of St. John Circle about 9:50 p.m. after a 63-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman were found dead, according to a Grover Beach Police Department news release.

The man and the woman each sustained a single gunshot wound, and a loaded 9 mm handgun was found at the scene.

Grover Beach Police and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident and determined the woman was a homicide victim, according to the release. Officials suspect the man killed her before taking his own life.

The case remains under investigation. The names of the victim and the suspect have not been released, as officials have not yet notified their next of kin.

This story was originally published October 27, 2017 at 8:47 AM with the headline "Victim, suspect in apparent Grover Beach murder-suicide identified."