Autopsy findings confirm police suspicions in Warner Robins murder-suicide

Autopsy findings and evidence collected at the crime scene have confirmed what police suspected in a murder-suicide Valentine's Day in Warner Robins.

Christopher Hankinson, 41, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, while Angela Polk, 45, suffered a fatal, single gunshot wound to the head, stated a Warner Robins police news released issued Tuesday.

Police were called to a domestic dispute at 227 Tyson Glen Drive just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, but no one came to the door. A SWAT team was called, and when officers entered the home, they found the couple dead inside. The gun was recovered near the bodies.

Police do not know what precipitated the murder-suicide, other than Hankinson and Polk were "engaged in a domestic dispute before the shooting."

"We are still early in our investigation," Jennifer Parson, public information officer for Warner Robins police, said via an email.

"Although, we will investigate to the fullest, unfortunately we may never know what specifically led to their argument because both parties are deceased," Parson said.

The couple had been dating less than a year.

Born in Thomaston, Hankinson was a self-employed contractor and attended the Longleaf Church in Warner Robins, according to his obituary.

A native of Warner Robins, Polk was a 1988 graduate of Northside High School and member of Westside Baptist Church. After high school, she continued her education in the medical field as a lab technician. She worked with Internal Medicine Associates in Macon during the week and Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville on the weekends, according to her obituary.

The murder-suicide shocked neighbors.

Telegraph archives were used in this report. To contact writer Becky Purser, call 256-9559, or find her on Twitter@becpurser.

This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 4:59 PM with the headline "Autopsy findings confirm police suspicions in Warner Robins murder-suicide ."