LuAnn Perry Ambrose, 60, and her husband Kenneth Ray Ambrose, 58, died in an early morning house fire at their home on 1831 Charles Taylor Road in the Francis Mill community near Aulander, North Carolina, on March 28, 2017. LuAnn’s body was found in a bedroom where she had been in bed; Kenneth’s body was located near the front door with a handgun nearby. The Office of the State Medical Examiner examined both victims and listed the fire as the primary cause of death.

Investigators reported no evidence of criminal activity and initially ruled out foul play, concluding the deaths were accidental and that no arrests or charges were warranted. The couple’s passing was described as a shock to family and the local community, who held funeral services to remember them.