CMPD identify young couple in murder-attempted suicide case
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Monday identified the couple in an apparent murder-attempted suicide.
At 12:55 p.m. Sunday, police were called to a home in the 8300 block of Carter Creek Drive off East Independence Boulevard.
Amber Nicole Matheson, 24, was found dead inside the home, police said. Her husband, Ray Edward Matheson, 23, had what appeared to be self-inflicted knife wounds.
He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition Monday, police said. There is no indication that anyone else was home at the time of the incident, police said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 704-432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Adam Bell
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This story was originally published March 9, 2015 at 5:23 PM with the headline "CMPD identify young couple in murder-attempted suicide case."