On November 21, 2023, Wichita Falls police responded to a welfare check at a residence on Rock Island Circle. Inside, they discovered 53-year-old Brian P. Barnwell deceased from a gunshot wound to the head, with a firearm found nearby.
The investigation led officers to another home on L B Drive, where they found 52-year-old Melanie L. Berry, Barnwell's ex-wife, also deceased from a gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities believe the incident was a murder-suicide, with Barnwell
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