Community reeling from apparent murder-suicide involving teacher Associated Press WINNECONNE, Wis. (AP) - The deaths of a middle school science teacher and his wife in an apparent murder-suicide Friday left this east central Wisconsin village reeling. "He was a fun teacher," said Rachel Hoenecke, a high school student and former student of John Last at Winneconne Middle School. "Just about everyone loved going to his class." Winnebago County Sheriff's Capt. Steve Verwiel said evidence found in the home suggested that Last, 54, shot his 49-year-old wife Debra with a shotgun and then killed himself. The couple's son, who was in the home at the time, called the 911 emergency number at 6:57 a.m., he said. The son was questioned but authorities said he was not believed to be involved in the shootings. Verweil indicated the couple was found in the area of their first-floor master bedroom, and "paper documents" in the house indicated it was a homicide and a suicide. "Some of the documents have yielded some evidence we want to look into further," he said, adding the documents weren't "a classic suicide note." Verwiel said sheriff's deputies do not know what led up to the shootings, but the investigation and autopsies may offer more insight. Investigators found other weapons in the home, and John Last had been planning to go deer hunting, he said. "There are a lot of loose ends you pick up on a thing like this," Verweil said at a news conference Friday afternoon. "You would like to find some explanation in anything like this," he said, "It's a horrific act." Winneconne School District officials summoned counselors and clergy to help grieving students and staff members, District Administrator Robert Reinke said. Many teachers allowed students to spend their class periods in discussion with each other. Students made signs and posted them in the schools expressing their sadness and messages of farewell. "Everyone who went through that school had him as a science teacher," said high school student Chris Engleke. "It's not the kind of news anyone would expect to hear." As news of the shootings spread, a few people in this village of about 2,300 people began placing flowers at the foot of the driveway at the Last home. A young girl, apparently a student of John Last, placed a bouquet of flowers at the base of mailbox with a note attached. "We here at Winneconne middle school we will never forget one of the best teachers we ever had, Mr. John Last," the note stated. "He was always caring and he always gave us all new chances. We all remember him forever. I still can't believe it. I will miss you, Mr. Last."