Whitey Ford
11-19-2024, 11:57 PM
Mattoon pair who died in murder-suicide named by police
Mattoon Police have confirmed the deaths of a man and woman Sunday are being investigated as a murder suicide.
Mattoon Police Chief Sam Gaines told WAND News his officers were called to the 800 block of N. 34th St. around 9:15 a.m. after a family member found two people dead on the floor.
The Coles County Coroner identified them as Davontye M. Browder (https://www.instagram.com/davontyebrowder/), 37, and Keisha L. Seeley (https://gunmemorial.org/2024/11/10/keisha-lynn-seeley), 34.
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Davontye Browder, 37, murdered Keisha Seeley, 34, before killing himself at 817 N. 34th St. at 9:15 a.m. with one gunshot wound to the head each, according to Gaines and Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers.
They were discovered by their 17-year-old daughter. Their 11-year-old daughter then ran across the street to neighbor Alexis Ramirez’s house where the call to police was made, according to Ramirez.
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Gaines also noted that the relationship between Browder and Seeley did have a previous record of a domestic dispute.
Another altercation between the two resulted in Browder throwing Seeley’s belongings out of the house, tearing up some items and leaving 11 trash bags in the yard, the sisters said.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/police-confirm-deaths-of-mattoon-man-and-woman-were-a-murder-suicide/article_7b395e66-a031-11ef-9665-a3b76e5c20c0.html
Mattoon Police have confirmed the deaths of a man and woman Sunday are being investigated as a murder suicide.
Mattoon Police Chief Sam Gaines told WAND News his officers were called to the 800 block of N. 34th St. around 9:15 a.m. after a family member found two people dead on the floor.
The Coles County Coroner identified them as Davontye M. Browder (https://www.instagram.com/davontyebrowder/), 37, and Keisha L. Seeley (https://gunmemorial.org/2024/11/10/keisha-lynn-seeley), 34.
https://i.ibb.co/b1qr3N5/deadmudshark.jpg
Davontye Browder, 37, murdered Keisha Seeley, 34, before killing himself at 817 N. 34th St. at 9:15 a.m. with one gunshot wound to the head each, according to Gaines and Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers.
They were discovered by their 17-year-old daughter. Their 11-year-old daughter then ran across the street to neighbor Alexis Ramirez’s house where the call to police was made, according to Ramirez.
https://i.ibb.co/qJqxbxQ/burncoalpaytoll.jpg
Gaines also noted that the relationship between Browder and Seeley did have a previous record of a domestic dispute.
Another altercation between the two resulted in Browder throwing Seeley’s belongings out of the house, tearing up some items and leaving 11 trash bags in the yard, the sisters said.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/police-confirm-deaths-of-mattoon-man-and-woman-were-a-murder-suicide/article_7b395e66-a031-11ef-9665-a3b76e5c20c0.html