The Pierce County sheriff's office says financial problems and marital issues apparently led a man to kill his wife and daughter overnight at their home in Spanaway.

Capt. Ed Smith says 40-year-old Dean Holmes walked into the jail in Tacoma before 5 a.m. Wednesday and confessed to shooting his wife Christie and young teenage daughter Violet.

He's held for investigation of murder.

Deputies went to the home and found the bodies, then backed out to obtain a search warrant before looking for evidence.