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Maricopa County: Mom, son found dead in Sun Lakes home in murder-suicide

Posted at 9:06 PM, Feb 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-19 14:00:09-05

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two bodies were found in a Sun Lakes home.

According to an MCSO spokesperson, deputies responded to the home on Michigan Avenue around noon on Saturday after a family member requested a welfare check.

The bodies of two deceased people, a mother and her son, were discovered inside the home, officials said. Officials said Sunday the incident was a murder-suicide. 

Brent McClain, 34, shot his mother, 62-year-old Lori Peeples, before turning the gun on himself. Both lived in the home. 

Witnesses tell ABC15 that MCSO's Mobile Command Center was parked outside the home for multiple hours.

Stay with ABC15 and abc15.com for the latest updates.