A Nebraska community is reeling after a beloved mom was found fatally shot in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide.

Ashley Moes, 34, was found deceased in her home in rural Pierce County, Neb. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Knox County, Nebraska Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Her husband, 37-year-old Jordan Moes, was also found dead in the residence.

Police responding to a report of two possibly deceased persons around 7:09 a.m. on Wednesday found the couple, each with a single gunshot wound, in their home just north of Osmond, according to the statement.

The preliminary investigation led authorities to believe Jordan killed Ashley before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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The couple were high school sweethearts who married in 2013 and had three children together, family members told KTIV.

Ashley was a nurse who worked in the nearby city of Plainview, and Jordan was a generational farmer, they said.

“Oh Ashley…One of my FAVORITE RNs,” wrote one person in response to the sheriff’s office’s statement on Facebook. “I enjoyed our joking around…You had so much Empathy & Passion for your Patients!!!”

Ashley Moes with her children.Ashley Moes/Facebook
Ashley documented her life with her children on social media, celebrating ordinary moments as well as big milestones.

Her Facebook photos show their surviving children are of ages 3, 6 and 8.

Now, the community is coming together to support the kids. More information can be found here.

Dennis Kuhl, the mayor of Osmond, where the population is about 800 people, said their “small, close-knit community” is shaken, per KTIV.

Ashley Moes and Jordan Moes with their children.Ashley Moes/Facebook
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Police have not publicly commented on a motive.

“At a time like this, I’m lost for words,” Kuhl said on Thursday. “Today, the City of Osmond mourns the loss of two people.”

He reiterated the community’s call to focus on the children’s well-being.

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