MONROVIA — MONROVIA — The Morgan County Coroner's Office has identified the two people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Monrovia on Friday.
They are Ricardo Charitable, 34, and Mia Francois, 29. Both lived at the residence on Sashing Way in the Homestead Addition where they were found.
Investigators say Charitable shot Francois before turning the gun on himself. Both died of gunshot wounds.
The couple leaves behind two young daughters — a 4-year-old who was inside the home at the time and a 9-year-old who was at school. The girls are now with family.
When officers first responded to the scene after a 911 call, they safely removed the 4-year-old from the home before a second gunshot was heard from inside. The child was taken to a hospital in Mooresville for observation and later reunited with her sister.
"This is a devastating and unnecessary situation that has left a family ripped apart," said Morgan County Sheriff Richard Myers. "I want to commend the quick and decisive actions by the first responding officers that successfully removed the four-year-old child from an extremely dangerous and possibly deadly situation."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ryan Thompson at (765) 349-5073 or Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-8477.
