November 13

Police Investigate Two Deaths in Rural Klamath County

MIDLAND, OR: Police are investigating the deaths of Gene and Sue Ann Famke, discovered Tuesday at their home six miles northwest of Midland after dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor reporting screams and possible gun fire.

The couple appeared to be victims of a deadly assault, said Deputy Raelene Suggins of the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office. Gene Famke, 43, was found on the front lawn. A recently fired .38 caliber revolver registered to Famke was recovered from the driveway nearby. Inside the residence, a double-wide manufactured home, police found the body of Sue Ann Famke, 41.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Klamath County Sheriff’s Department.