A man and woman died in a murder-suicide at a Decatur home.

Police and firefighters responded at 8:48 p.m. to a request for a welfare check at a residence in the 2900 block of Lynnwood Circle S.W.

Firefighters looked in a window, spotted a man facedown and made entry into the home.

Once inside, they found a man and woman dead unresponsive from apparent gunshot wounds. Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn pronounced both dead on the scene.

Authorities identified them as Matthew Ryan Martinez, 38, and Sindy Michelle Masny, 56. Both lived in Decatur.

Police spokeswoman Irene Cardenas-Martinez said the deaths were deemed to be a murder-suicide. Investigators determined Martinez shot Masny and then turned the gun on himself.

Authorities said the two had been in some sort of a relationship.

Just two weeks ago, Martinez was arrested by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office after he allegedly shot his mother in the buttocks. Masny was a witness in that case, according to court records.

In that incident, the victim said Martinez showed up unexpectedly at her home after she had not seen him in three months.

She hugged him and invited him to sit down with her, but he remained standing by the door, she told deputies. She told authorities that was “not acting normal” and was hostile when she asked him about his eBay business.

She then heard him say something “bye mom” and then felt a burning in buttocks, realizing she was shots. He fled the scene but was later taken into custody and charged with second-degree domestic violence.

He was released on $75,000 bond, but a warrant was issued for his arrest Friday for violating the conditions of his release, according to court records.