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A Maryland woman shot the officer’s husband and then committed suicide, authorities said.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that police had found two dead in their Waldorf home. Police said they found evidence that the woman shot her husband and then herself.

Authorities have identified the couple as Christina Lynn Francis, 41, and Timothy Eugene Francis, 50.

OFFICER KILLED: According to @DCPoliceDept, 50-year-old Detective Timothy Francis is dead after a domestic-related homicide. Police believe that 41-year-old Christina Lynn Francis shot her husband then herself. Stay with @fox5dc for updates.https://t.co/8uWyflKYLS

— Sierra Fox (@thesierrafox) November 28, 2020

Timothy Francis was reportedly a veteran detective with the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department.

“It is extremely difficult to mourn the tragic loss of our colleague and friend,” MPD chief Peter Newsham said in a statement according to WTOP. “Detective Francis has spent two decades protecting the community from violence and to learn that he was killed is heartbreaking.