Law enforcement agencies in two states today continued to piece together the clues from two crime scenes, 67 miles apart, following the discovery of a body in Hazel Green and a murder-suicide in a Tennessee city.

Madison County Sheriff’s spokesman Brent Patterson said detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy of Jennifer LePore, 43.

LePore’s body was found during a welfare check at a home on Chelle Mill Lane in Hazel Green at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators have not yet determined a cause of death, nor how long she had been dead.

By Thursday morning, authorities had linked LePore’s husband, Jamie, 46, to an address in 2400 block of Cason Avenue in Murfreesboro, Tenn., along with their two children, Jesse, 9, and Sean, 11.

Murfreesboro police arrived at that address at about 8:30 a.m., performing an “attempt to locate” call, according to Larry Flowers, public information officer for Murfreesboro, Tenn. police.

Flowers said police were outside the house, speaking to the two people who rent the residence. They told police that Jamie, Jesse and Sean LePore were inside.

“The tenants basically said, ‘He’s upstairs sleeping,’” Flowers said.

“And that’s when officers heard those gunshots. As you can imagine, hearing gunshots, not knowing where they came from, the officers immediately took cover, made sure the two tenants were OK, they cleared the house, made sure it was safe to go in, and then made the gruesome discovery.”

Officers found Jamie, Jesse and Sean LePore inside, dead of gunshot wounds. Police say Jamie shot and killed his sons before turning the gun on himself. Police later towed a truck away from the house.

Jennifer LePore had been a special education aide at Hazel Green Elementary School since August 2022, and her two sons attended schools in Hazel Green.

Jennifer LePore’s sister, Sarah Ghea, said that Jesse and Sean “loved their racing.”

The Huntsville Quarter Midget Racing Association, for children ages 5 to 16 in the NASCAR Youth Series, posted a remembrance on Facebook.

“The news Huntsville QMA received yesterday has devastated and forever changed our racing families lives,” the statement reads. “It is with the deepest sympathy that we share the passing of one of our own mother, brother, and driver. Learning of a sudden death is never “easy,” however this horrific event is truly unimaginable. We would like to send our condolences to the LePore family, and the club’s families and drivers who have been impacted. We will come together as racing families always do and support those who need it the most. We will continue to honor Jennifer, Sean, and Jesse as we race with them in our hearts.”

Friends and family remembered Jennifer LePore and her two sons in social media posts.

“My heart is absolutely shattered over this,” one friend posted on Facebook.

“No words can describe how in shock I am,” another person wrote.

“I love you so much and I will miss you forever,” Jennifer Lepore’s sister, Sarah Ghea, wrote in a post about her sister and nephews.

Sean LePore, who was a competitive race car driver, and his brother, who raced BMX bikes, were remembered by friends.

“Carry him Jesus, carry him home,” a fellow racer wrote about Sean. “I hate that the evil took you out of this world.”

“This is so shocking and monstrously tragic,” another person wrote in a comment.

The Charlotte Observer contributed to this report.