Investigators release identities in murder-suicide case

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said detectives were conducting an apparent murder-suicide investigation Tuesday night in north Charlotte.

The scene was on John Dale Lane near Gibbon Road.

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A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.

CMPD gave an update and said this was a murder-suicide investigation.

“We located two victims,” said Maj. Gene Lim. “A victim and a suspect deceased by a gunshot wound. Both are known to each other at this time. Our preliminary investigation can tell us that.”

Police identified the victim as 63-year-old Teresa Anita Polk. The suspect was 65-year-old Michael Eugene Ewing Sr., CMPD said.

Investigators said because of its nature, the case is listed as cleared.