THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE NAMES OF THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE SHOT.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Sheriff's officials are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide that occurred in Kelseyville late Sunday night.

Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Kelseyville resident William Daniel Marty, 57, is believed to have shot his wife, 54-year-old Linda Macy Okell-Marty, before then turning the gun on himself.

At about 11:10 p.m. Sunday William Marty, who lived on Highway 175 near Wildcat Road, called 911 on his cell phone and reported to sheriff’s dispatch that he had just shot his wife and was going to shoot himself, Bauman said.

Multiple sheriff’s units responded to the residence and Bauman said rescue personnel from the Kelseyville Fire District were staged in the area, pending the deputies’ arrival to the scene.

Upon their arrival, Bauman said deputies established a perimeter around the residence and closed Highway 175 in front of the home. Deputies tried to call William Marty out of the home by public address system but got no response. Several phone call attempts to the home by dispatch also went unanswered.

Having gotten no response from inside, deputies approached the home and were able to see a man and a woman lying on a bed through a bedroom window. Bauman said both people appeared to be bleeding. The woman appeared to be deceased but the man was still moving slightly.

Bauman said deputies entered the home through an unlocked door and secured the residence. A rifle was found on the bedroom floor beside the bed where the man was lying and both people appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds.

Rescue personnel were called in and the woman was declared deceased at the scene, Bauman said.

William Marty, who was still displaying signs of life, was rushed to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake Hospital, according to Bauman. However, despite life saving efforts by Kelseyville medics and emergency room staff, Marty was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Throughout the night and as recent as 9 a.m. Monday detectives and crime scene technicians were on scene investigating the incident. Bauman said Lake County Animal Care and Control officers have also responded to secure multiple animals from the home.

While the motive for the apparent shootings is pending further investigation, Bauman said it appears that William Marty shot himself after calling 911 to report he had just shot his wife shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.

An autopsy to determine the exact cause of death for both William and Linda Marty is scheduled at the Napa County Coroner’s Office Wednesday morning, Bauman said.

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