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Teen boy killed in apparent murder-suicide, Dodge Co. Sheriff says

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DODGE COUNTY (NBC 26) — Two people are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide, the Dodge County Sheriff said Saturday.

Early Saturday morning, at around 3:42 a.m., the Sheriff's Office was called to assist the Watertown Police Department at a residence on Country Lane in the City of Watertown.

A statement from the sheriff said a 52-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy died in the incident. According to the Sheriff, evidence at the scene indicates that this was a murder-suicide, with the 52-year-old man believed to be the actor.

No one else is believed to be involved in this incident and the sheriff said there is no active threat to the community.

Names are being withheld pending notification of family members, the sheriff says.