Becker County investigation reveals homicide and suicide following discovery of two dead in Lakeview Township

Courtesy: Becker County Sheriff's Office
Courtesy: Becker County Sheriff's Office

(Lakeview Township, MN) -- The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office says a husband and wife were found dead in in Lakeview Township on Tuesday, and believes their deaths are related.

The medical examiner's office says 45-year-old Steven Alton Stearns and 49-year-old Stacy Lynn Stearns were found in a home located at 25395 County Highway 6 at around 9:09 a.m.  Stacy Stearns's death has been ruled as a homicide, and Steven Stearns death as a suicide. 

The Becker County Sheriff's Office says the investigation is still ongoing. You can read our original reporting by clicking here.