ALTON • A man and his ex-wife were found dead in an apartment in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue on Monday night in what police believe was a murder-suicide.

Officers responding to a report of an argument and gunshots about 8:41 p.m. looked through a window, saw a woman's body and heard another shot, Police Chief David Hayes said.

Inside, they found the bodies of Matthew Eubanks, 47, who lived at the address, and Jennifer Eubanks, 43, of the 2100 block of Flight Drive in Florissant. Hayes said it appeared that Matthew Eubanks shot his ex-wife several times then killed himself with the same handgun as police arrived. The couple were married for 25 years, had separated about a year ago and had been divorced for about six months, Hayes said.