Horry County Police continue investigating what happened inside a Mt. Gilead home Saturday that left a newlywed couple dead.
County police and rescue crews responded to the home Saturday afternoon and found the bodies of 30-year-old Richard Lawhon and his wife, Hanna Lawhon, according to police.
Richard Lawhon died from a single gunshot wound; Hanna died from multiple gunshots, according to deputy coroner Tamara Willard.
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There were no police calls to the home before Saturday, according to Horry County Police Lieutenant Bob Carr.
Friends who knew the couple said the Lawhons were recently married and were high school sweethearts.
County investigators said the incident could be the result of a murder-suicide, but couldn’t confirm that until test results come back from evidence collected at the scene.
You can count on News13 to update this story throughout the day as details become available.
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