TYLER, Texas — UPDATE-- An autopsy was performed on both deceased individuals at Forensic Medical in Tyler. Through forensic evidence, it was determined that this shooting was a double suicide and not a murder suicide.
The Smith County Sheriff's Office has released the names of two people who were found dead Friday in a running vehicle sitting at an intersection in the Noonday area.
On Monday, the sheriff's office identified the man as Cody Russell Lovelady Jr., 21, of Flint and the woman as Jarah Breann Shelton, 21, of Tyler.
Deputies found a black Ford F-250 on FM 2868 near the intersection of Highway 155 South around 11 a.m. The sheriff's office said the vehicle was still running and Shelton was sitting in the front seat of the truck with a handgun in her possession.
When the deputies removed the gun, they realized she was dead and deputies then saw Lovelady dead next to her in the truck, the sheriff's office said.
Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Andy Dunklin arrived on the scene and he then ordered an autopsy on both bodies, which were transported to Forensic Medical in Tyler.
