NEWS RELEASE                                             

For Immediate Release
May 26, 2006
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
  (850) 651-7420

DEATHS RULED MURDER-SUICIDE

    The shooting deaths of a man and woman inside a Destin condominium Wednesday have been ruled a murder-suicide. Investigators with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office say 25 year old Christopher Robbins shot his girlfriend, 27-year old Monica Duchnowski (corrected spelling) four times with a forty caliber handgun, then turned the gun on himself.

    The motive for the crime is still under investigation.

        The couple’s bodies were discovered Wednesday evening at their Holiday Isle condominium, Unit 303, at 485 Gulf Shores Drive . There were no signs of a struggle inside the condo. Duchnowski’s body was found in the kitchen and Robbins’ body was in the living area, which are separated by only a kitchen counter.

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