Couple found dead, teens safe in Carrollton home
CARROLLTON, Texas - Two teens ran out of a home after police said their father shot their mother and then killed himself.
The Carrollton Police Department said it happened Monday afternoon at a home on Capstone Drive, which is near East Hebron Parkway and Old Denton Road in Carrollton.
Neighbors called 911 when they heard gunfire coming from the house just after 3 p.m. Two teens who ran out told their neighbor their father had just killed their mother.
When officers arrived, they saw 49-year-old Nigel Jerome “Damian” Deriggs standing in his front yard with a shotgun. He ignored orders to drop the weapon and went back inside the house. A few minutes later, the officers heard another gunshot, police said.
Police later sent a robot into the home and found Deriggs and his wife, 46-year-old Michelle Deriggs, dead.
Police said there was no record of trouble or previous calls to the home.
The teens are now staying with other family members.