Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at house in Lexington

Two people are dead from a shooting Sunday morning in a house on Lexington’s Pittman Creek Court.

Police were called to the house about 11 a.m. about an assault with a weapon.

Sukenia Rice, 36, died from a gunshot wound just after noon Sunday, according to a news release from the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. Rice’s death was ruled a homicide.

Antonio Brooks, 37, died of a gunshot wound less than an hour later at University Of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to the coroner’s office.His death was ruled a suicide.

Brooks had been out on bond on charges of misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving under the influence, according to court records. A bond forfeiture hearing had been scheduled for March 17.

He had previously served jail sentences for robbery, drug possession and “assault under extreme emotional disturbance,” according to court records.

This story was originally published February 28, 2016 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at house in Lexington."