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Murder-Suicide Near CMU

Police in Mount Pleasant are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left two men dead.   Mount Pleasant police say that a 25-year-old man was shot inside a restaurant  Tuesday night. They say a male suspect fled the scene at a high rate of speed and later crashed his car.  

 Officers found the man outside the vehicle with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun, an assault weapon and a bulletproof vest were found inside the vehicle.   Both men died at a hospital. No further details were released.  

An investigation is ongoing.

   
   (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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