El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspected murder-suicide in Gleneagle area
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) says it is investigating a possible murder-suicide in the Gleneagle area of unincorporated El Paso County.
According to officials, deputies were contacted around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, about a suspicious incident in the 14000 block of Nichlas Court.
Officials say they were called for a welfare check on their neighbor, 53-year-old Yoon Jung Shin, who hadn't been seen for several days. EPSO says a car belonging to Shin's estranged husband, 64-year-old Donald Johnson, was parked in the driveway.
EPSO deputies and officers from the Monument Police Department responded to the home. Deputies say they were unable to make contact, and due to concern for Shin's wellbeing, forced entry into the home. EPSO says they used a drone for an initial search.
According to EPSO, when they entered the home, they found two deceased individuals. The El Paso County Coroner's Office later identified Shin as the woman found.
EPSO says Johnson was also found inside the home, and he had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Floyd Kerr, a neighbor who lives down the street from the residence, described watching law enforcement and emergency vehicles arrive at the scene.
“Coroner, vans parked out in front. So at that point, we figured it was probably pretty serious,” Kerr said.
Kerr noted that law enforcement had been called to Shin's house on a previous occasion.
“I say, six months to a year ago, there was just an evening where there was some yelling going on and it's, you know, across the street and down a few houses,” Kerr said. “So you shouldn't be able to hear yelling quite so loud. We could see the lady that lived there, in tears, talking to one of the cops for about a half an hour. And so we knew it was something bad.”
KRDO13 has since learned that Shin taught music out of her home. On Wednesday, students continued arriving at the residence for scheduled music lessons unaware of what had occurred. Neighbors subsequently taped signs to the front door informing visiting families that classes were canceled.
Detectives from EPSO have taken over the investigation, according to officials. They say it is currently being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. The official cause and manner of death will come from the coroner's office.
EPSO says the investigation is still open and ongoing.
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