The deaths of a Canadian teacher and her husband have been ruled a murder-suicide by New Mexico State Police.
Ursula Tammy Kokotkiewicz, 32, and Jacob Kokotkiewicz, 31, were found dead in a vehicle parked on the shoulder of a highway on Thursday morning. The couple, who lived in Flowermound, Texas, both had gunshot wounds to the head, while Jacob had a .9mm caliber handgun between his legs.
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Police confirmed that the deaths were a result of a murder-suicide in a press release Tuesday, adding there was no “external party” involved in the deaths.
“Electronic devices were located in the vehicle which will be analyzed for evidentiary purposes as to a possible motive,” the release read.
The couple’s bodies were found in a parked Dodge pickup truck on the Interstate 40 around 9 a.m. local time, by an officer who was on traffic control duty. The vehicle was still running.
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Ursula studied at the University of Toronto, according to her Facebook profile, which is listed under the name Tammy Rhea James.
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Following news of Ursula’s death, her Instagram page drew tributes and messages expressing shock.
“Beautiful girl, I can’t believe it. So devastated. Thinking of your lovely self and your family at this horrific time,” a user named jordanellis_x wrote.
Another comment urged people to donate to a GoFundMe page dedicated to raising funds for her funeral in Canada.
— With files from Global News reporter Rahul Kalvapallé
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