Authorities believe Scott Swale broke into the home on Ruth Ellen Road around 2 a.m. and fatally shot 30-year-old Tatiana Tavares in the chest while she was laying in her bed before turning the gun on himself.
An investigation is underway in Raynham, Massachusetts, following an apparent murder-suicide that occurred at a home early Tuesday morning.
Authorities say a man broke into the home on Ruth Ellen Road around 2 a.m. and fatally shot 30-year-old Tatiana Tavares in the chest while she was laying in her bed. The shooter, whom authorities have identified as 43-year-old Scott Swale, of Easton, apparently then turned the gun on himself, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
The woman who was shot as well as another tenant who was in the home both called 911.
When officers arrived, they found Tavares and Swale dead in the bedroom.
Investigators say it appears Swale forced his way into the home by shattering a sliding glass door,
Tavares and Swale had been involved in a hostile yearlong "on again off again relationship," according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
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Neighbors on Ruth Ellen Road were shocked by the news Tuesday and said they were struggling to put into words their reaction after hearing about the apparent murder-suicide on their street.
"It’s just devastating, surprising, just something that doesn’t happen on a street like this," Michael Clark said.
Neighbors said the house was shared with renters who mostly kept to themselves.
No other information was released Tuesday. An investigation is ongoing.
