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MARANA, AZ \u2014 Marana Police Department says two children were found unattended in a vehicle, and their parents were found dead after an apparent murder-suicide on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Officers were first called to a home north of Tucson for reports of a shooting Monday evening, where a woman, identified as 36-year-old Mikaela Durfey, was found dead near the driveway.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined that a man, identified as Durfey\u2019s ex-husband, 37-year-old Brian Schnurr, was the suspect and left the scene in a blue Dodge Challenger after the shooting.<\/p>\n

Officers located the vehicle in the area with the couple\u2019s two young children inside. Both of the children, who are under the age of 4, were unharmed.<\/p>\n

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Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department assisted with the investigation and located Schnurr dead in a desert area near the vehicle. Officials believe he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n

The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide. Anyone who has any information related to this case is asked to contact Marana PD at 520-382-2000.<\/p>\n

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