First Degree Murder Charges After Lenexa Deadly Double Shooting

Tragedy in an otherwise peaceful Kansas suburb dominates local headlines. 

So far police have shared info regarding gunfire and drugs involved in the fatalities following a standoff that lasted hours and ended in the early morning.

Suspect is 53 years-old and victims were related to him according to police.

Here are the basics in a story that seems to have rocked the community . . .

"As police cleared the home, they discovered the bodies of an adult male and an adult female. The victims appeared to have been shot.

"The suspect was transported to an area hospital with a suspected overdose."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Lenexa man charged in connection to double-homicide following standoff

One man is in custody after police found two dead bodies inside his home following a two-hour standoff Friday night in Lenexa, Kansas.

Suspect identified, charged in connection to death of 2 inside Lenexa home

A suspect has been identified and charged in connection to the death of two people inside a Lenexa home Friday night.

Suspect is being held on a $2,000,000 bond.

Negotiators continue to attempt to resolve a disturbance with an armed individual in a Lenexa neighborhood as peacefully as possible.

Charges filed against Lenexa man after two people found dead in standoff

Police discovered two bodies after a suspect may have overdosed during a standoff.

Developing . . .