Iredell County Sheriff’s Office assisting with murder-suicide investigation

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The bodies of a man and woman found in a wooded area off Sheffield Road near the Iredell-Davie county line have been positively identified.

The Davie County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release that the bodies of Cynthia Gobble and Greg Gobble were found about 11 a.m. on Friday.

Davie County authorities issued an Ashanti Alert for the couple on Thursday.

On Wednesday about 10 p.m. DCSO deputies were dispatched to check on Cynthia Gobble after families reported that they had not been able to contact her since late in the afternoon, according to the news release.

Relatives reported that the Gobbles were in the midst of a divorce case. Deputies confirmed that Cynthia Gobble was not at 348 Country Lane in Mocksville and located evidence indicating that she may not have left on her own, according to the news release.

Deputies and family members checked other locations the Gobbles were known to frequent and made electronic attempts to locate them, but were unsuccessful.

Deputies were also unable to locate Greg Gobble’s white Ford truck, although they did confirm he had driven the truck earlier that day. The Gobbles were entered as missing at that time and a law enforcement alert was broadcast for the couple and the vehicle.

On Friday, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office received a call that two bodies had been located. The bodies were subsequently identified as Cynthia and Greg Gobble.

The Gobbles were deceased from gunshots and the weapon was located at the scene, according to the news release.

Evidence at the scene indicates that Greg Gobble shot Cynthia Gobble and then shot himself, the DCSO said.

Davie County deputies continued to process the scene on Country Lane and the ICSO assisted by processing the scene where the Gobbles were located.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the case and request that members of the public that may have information on the activities of the Gobbles on May 29 or May 30 to contact them at 336-751-6238 or at Sheriff@dcsonc.com.