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Columbus Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Shootings of Dentist and Wife

Investigators say the deaths do not appear to be a murder-suicide.

Overview

  • Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife, Monique, 39, were found fatally shot inside their Weinland Park home after he failed to show up for work.
  • Police records detail an initial 9:03 a.m. contact, a 9:22 a.m. response with no answer, and a 9:57 a.m. call reporting crying children and later a body seen inside.
  • Investigators reported no obvious signs of forced entry at the home and said no firearm was recovered.
  • Two small children were discovered in the residence and were unharmed, according to the incident report.
  • Detectives are conducting an active search and ask anyone with information to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).