EUREKA, Mo. -- A woman and child have been found dead in a hotel room near Six Flags St. Louis, and authorities suspect murder-suicide.
KTVI-TV reported Eureka police officers were called to a Holiday Inn on Tuesday after hotel staff found the bodies. Lt. Dave Wilson said a 51-year-old woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter both died from gunshot wounds.
Their names, and a potential motive for the shooting, have not been released.
Information from: KTVI-TV, http://www.fox2now.com/
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