Son 'arrested after parents shot dead' Teaching assistant Clare Sly, 39, and her 43-year-old partner, known locally as "Decker" Vassell, were found with serious gunshot wounds at their house in the early hours of this morning. Paramedics tried to save them but they died from their injuries at the scene. Within an hour police arrested a man and a woman, named by neighbours as the couple's son Anthony Vassell, 23, and his girlfriend, Cherelle Johnson, 22, nearby on suspicion of murder. Neighbour Sidney Robinson, 71, said the family had a blazing argument in the street just over a month ago. Anthony was throwing computers or TVs out into the street, it was a bit of a row. We don't know what it was about but it was quite heated," he said. Clare grew up around here, we never had any trouble from her. We were so shocked when we heard. I remember when Clare was born - it's absolutely tragic, her mum will be devastated. Another resident, Daljit Kaity, 19, added: "I didn't hear any big bangs but there was definitely an argument going on. I can't believe what has happened. I used to see two little lads playing in the front garden of the house. It's tragic if they've lost their mum. Officers found a gun at the scene, but have not established that it was the murder weapon. Miss Sly, who also had two young sons, worked at nearby Alumwell Junior School as a learning support assistant.