Port Charlotte death investigation ruled a murder-suicide, CCSO says

Major Crimes Unit investigators ruled the death of a Port Charlotte man and woman a murder-suicide, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

CCSO deputies responded to a home on Gardner Drive September 20, the residence of Randy Lewis, 60, after receiving a request for a welfare check on Emily Turner, 43.

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Deputies found both Lewis and Turner dead inside the home, according to CCSO.

The investigation determined that Lewis shot Turner and shot himself shortly thereafter, according to the sheriff’s office.