Kyanna Howes Vaughn, 23, and Robert Aaron Vaughn, 25, were found dead Monday evening by friends inside a mobile home at 616 Friendship Court. Sheriff Ed Graybeal reported that two children, ages 3 and 6, were found in the mobile home unharmed. They had been placed in the custody of the Department of Children’s Services.

In a news conference, the sheriff said the couple died from gunshot wounds. He said Kyanna Howes Vaughn was seven months pregnant at the time of the shootings.

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