Fire victim was shot, police say

CURRENT VIEW -- Authorities sifted through the rubble Wednesday of a Current View home searching for clues involving the death of Ripley County couple who died under suspicious circumstances.

Edgar Atkinson, 81, and Bonnie Chase, 69, died in a weekend fire at their home on a private lane located about a quarter to one-half mile off of County Road N2A.

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