A beloved Kentucky high school volleyball coach and teacher was shot to death by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide just weeks after she filed for divorce, according to authorities. 

Brian Harman, 54,  gunned down Keyata Harman, 52 — a teacher at Bardstown Middle School who also served as head volleyball coach at Nelson County High School — and then turned the gun on himself at their home near Bardstown on Tuesday, officials told the Lexington Herald Leader.

Keyata Harman had filed for divorce on Oct. 15 after they first split in September last year.

Bardstown City Schools Superintendent Ryan Clark told families it was “an exceptionally sad time for our school and our community.”

“She made lasting impressions on countless students and colleagues in her time at Bardstown Middle. Her impact will be felt for years to come,” Bardstown Middle School principal Matt Bartley said, according to WLKY.com

Police found a man and woman dead with gunshot wounds in the home, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said. The Nelson County Coroner’s Office later identified the couple and confirmed it was a murder-suicide.

A neighbor, Nancy Ulrich, said she heard gunshots late Monday night but assumed it was nearby deer hunters.

“Devastated that could have happened here and to my neighbors. It was a blow definitely,” Ulrich said.  “I didn’t only consider her my neighbor, but I considered her my friend.”