Authorities name central Arkansas man suspected of killing woman, himself

Arkansas authorities have identified the man suspected of killing a woman, then killing himself at his home Sunday, officials said.

Jacksonville police got a call to perform a welfare check in the 1700 block of Leonard Drive around 4:45 p.m., according to a news release.

When they arrived, officers found a man and a woman dead from an apparent murder-suicide, officials said. Both people were taken to the state Crime Laboratory for autopsies.

The suspected perpetrator was identified Tuesday as 60-year-old John Peter Homan of Jacksonville, who worked as a truck driver, according to a police report. His address is listed as the same as where the bodies were found, officials said.

The victim, described as a black woman, has not been identified, police said.

Police could not comment on the relationship between Homan and the victim.

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