Authorities have released the identifies of two people found dead in a Bruceville-Eddy home following a hostage situation Saturday morning.

Police told our news partner, KWTX, that Kevin Thorpe held Monica Thorpe and at least two children hostage for around two hours beginning at 7:15 AM Saturday before fatally shooting Monica, then turning the gun on himself.

The incident occurred at a home on Woodland Drive near I-35. The children were safe and staying with a neighbor, KWTX reported.

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