Husband shoots wife dead before turning gun on himself in Christmas Day murder-suicide

A husband shot and killed his wife at a Jehovah’s witness center in Thornton, Colorado, before turning the gun on himself - as the bomb squad is called in over a ‘suspicious device’.

Witnesses claim they saw a suspect throw a Molotov cocktail into the building as emergency service raced to the ‘homicide’.

Thornton Police confirmed that they responded to reports of a structural fire at Kingdom Hall before finding the bodies of a man and a woman.

A bomb squad is also responding to a number of ‘suspicious devices’ that were found at the scene at 951 Milky Way.

Thornton Police added that there are ‘no known threats’ to the community and witnesses are being interviewed.

In a statement, they said: ‘The individuals were married and former members of the Kingdom Hall congregation.

‘The Adams County Sheriff’s Office hazardous Material Unit is currently investigating suspicious devices found at the scene.

‘The identities of the deceased will be released at a later date by the Adams County Coroner’s office.’

Adams County Sheriff's Office confirmed are responding to a shooting at the Jehovah's Witnesses congregation at 951 Milky Way.

A bomb squad van was also seen on the scene, along with the Adams County Sheriff's department's Hazardous Materials Unit. 

They did not confirm further details, adding that there was a 'heavy police presence' at the scene. 

Resident Luis Sanchez told the Denver Post that he heard gunshots on Sunday morning.

He said he looked outside to see a woman lying on the ground outside, adding: ‘It’s very sad. It’s Christmas.’

Adams County Fire Department referred to the incident as 'domestic' but would not elaborate. 

Thornton Fire Department responded to a structural fire at Kingdom Hall but did not find a blaze on arrival, handing the investigation over to cops.  

The Jehovah Witnesses at the location have weekly meetings at 9:30 aam on Sundays.