Man, woman killed in murder-suicide at Hoover home

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HOOVER, AL (WBRC) - A man and woman in their 50's whose bodies were found inside a Hoover home died in a murder-suicide, Hoover police confirmed on Thursday afternoon.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified the bodies as Robin Elizabeth Brown, 51, of Hoover and Jimmy Edward Seritt, 56, also of Hoover. Brown was originally from Florida.

They were dating and both lived at the home in the 5500 block of Colony Lane in the Village at Deer Valley neighborhood, according to Hoover Police Captain Gregg Rector.

A relatives became concerned with Seritt didn't show up for work on Wednesday morning and found the bodies in the house. Police responded to the scene around 10:35 a.m. Wednesday.

Hoover police determined Seritt fatally shot his girlfriend, then himself. Detectives ruled the case a murder-suicide based on evidence at the scene and the results from the Jefferson County Medical Examiner's Office.