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Columbus Police Hunt Suspect After Dentist and Wife Found Shot in Home

Police urge tips to help identify a suspect.

Overview

  • Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife, Monique, 39, were found fatally shot inside their Weinland Park home during a Tuesday welfare check after he missed work.
  • Two young children were discovered inside the residence unharmed, according to police.
  • Investigators reported no obvious signs of forced entry and found no firearm at the scene, and they do not consider the case a murder-suicide.
  • Police records indicate an initial check around 9:22 a.m. yielded no response before a friend later reported hearing children crying and then seeing a body inside.
  • The homicide investigation remains active with no suspect publicly identified, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.