The Butler County Sheriff’s Office responded in the late afternoon April 1, 2026 to a home in Liberty Twp. WCPO/CONTRIBUTED
Two people are dead after a murder-suicide in Liberty Township Wednesday, according to Butler County Dispatch and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
Dispatch said a call came in about the incident just before 3 p.m. Wednesday.
According to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the 4400 block of Hidden Oaks Lane after a welfare check was requested by the resident’s son-in-law, who told officials he hadn’t heard from his in-laws in a couple days. The son-in-law told dispatchers he was at the home and could see his family’s vehicle inside the garage.
Inside the home, deputies found a 72-year-old woman lying on a couch with a gunshot wound and a 70-year-old man dead on the living room floor, also with a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said.
Officials have not yet released the identity of the two people found dead.
Deputies also found a dead dog in the home’s living room, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office remained at the scene for hours Wednesday afternoon.
