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Police find man, woman covered in blood with gunshot wounds to the head in Virginia

Police went to the home on New Hope Church Road. They found 41-year-old Michael Shane Nelson. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Police found a dead man and woman covered in blood with gunshot wounds to their heads in a bedroom in Stafford County, Virginia on Saturday evening. 

Around 6 p.m., police went to the home on New Hope Church Road. They found 41-year-old Michael Shane Nelson. He was pronounced dead on the scene.  

The woman has been taken to a local hospital. Police are not releasing her identity at this time. 

Detectives are still investigating. 

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