Coroner: Suspicious deaths in north Columbia result of murder-suicide

The two people found dead Sunday in a north Columbia residence died as a result of a murder-suicide, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts.

Ralph Robinson, 59, shot Marcia Hamin-Robinson, 53, and then turned the pistol on himself, Watts said in a news release.

Both died from complications of gunshot wounds to the head, Watts said in the release.

The two were found dead around 5 p.m. Sunday in a home in the 4300 block of Clairton Street near Pineneedle Road, said Columbia police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons.

The Columbia Police Department is continuing to investigate the deaths, Timmons said.

This story was originally published September 21, 2015 at 1:47 PM with the headline "Coroner: Suspicious deaths in north Columbia result of murder-suicide."