3:45 p.m. UPDATE
The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people found dead by Columbus police at a home at 2272 Sumpter Court on Monday evening.
Julie Anne Schmidtke, 36, was identified as the victim, the coroner’s office said, and her estranged husband, Charles W. Schmidtke, 41, was also found deceased inside the home. Coroner Clayton Nolting pronounced both dead at the scene and ordered autopsies, which were conducted Tuesday.
Julie was found to have multiple gunshot wounds to her body and Charles died from a single gunshot to the head. The investigation is ongoing. The lead investigating agency is Columbus Police Department.
Nolting in a press release Tuesday afternoon said that Columbus Police Department
officers investigated after receiving a report that Charles Schmidtke had had entered the residence and possibly shot her.
ORIGINAL STORY
Two people were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a Columbus home in the 2200 block of Sumpter Court on Monday night, a police spokesman said.
Lt. Matt Harris said in press released Tusday morning that Columbus police detectives are conducting a death investigation. Names of the deceased were not immediately released.
At approximately 8:55 p.m. Monday, CPD officers responded to a 911 call of a reported shooting at the residence. When officers arrived, they entered the home and found two people deceased inside with gunshot wounds.
As a result of the ongoing investigation, detectives believe that there was an argument inside the home involving two people prior to the shooting. The detectives also said that there are no known threats of violence that would affect community safety.
Harris said the names of both deceased persons will be released by the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office once family notifications have been made.
Anyone with information regarding this ongoing investigation is urged to contact the Columbus Police Department at 812-376-2600. Tips and information can be submitted anonymously.
See Wednesday’s Republic for more details.
