Sheriff: Brother fatally shoots sister before taking own life in Vigo County

NORTH TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WISH) — A man and his sister were found dead Wednesday in a Vigo County residential area in what investigators have determined was a murder-suicide.

Keith Russell Chaney, 59, fatally shot his sister, Kathy Ann Cunning, 63, before taking his own life, the Vigo County sheriff said Friday in a social media post.

The incident happened on Shabur Avenue in Otter Creek Township.

The initial call to authorities at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday was reported as a possible cardiac arrest.

Vigo County Sheriff Derek Fell expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

Vigo County, with 106,000 residents, is about a 75-minute drive southwest of downtown Indianapolis.

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