Elderly couple found shot, dead in Jensen Beach home
Monday, March 30th, 2009 by Ana X. CeronJENSEN BEACH — Martin County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife after their bodies were discovered on Saturday.
At about 4 p.m. on Saturday deputies responded to the home of Jeaneatte and Norton Euart after a caregiver discovered their bodies inside the couple’s Jensen Beach home in the 2500 block of Northeast Mildred Street, according so sheriff’s spokeswoman Rhonda Irons. The caregiver told investigators the couple had several health issues, Irons said.
Jeaneatte Euart, 76, appeared to have been shot several times, Irons said. Norton Euart, 84, had what appeared to be a single gunshot wound, Irons said.
Detectives believe Norton Euart shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun on himself. The bodies have been turned over to the Medical Examiner’s Office.

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