An investor and a California winery owner are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in a bucolic Napa Valley vineyard following a business deal gone awry . Napa County vintner Robert Dahl allegedly shot dead Emad Tawfilis in a vineyard overlooking Highway 29 , the main route through the region , Monday afternoon as a result of a long-standing dispute over money . Dahl then fled into the wooded hills between Napa and Sonoma valleys , with sheriff 's deputies in hot pursuit , and shot himself . Scroll down for video . Murder in a vineyard : Napa Valley winery owner Robert Dahl ( pictured ) allegedly killed an investor who had sued him for fraud before turning the gun on himself . Shady dealings : Dahl , the owner of Santa Rosa Winery , had been accused of swindling $ 1.2million in loans . Crime scene : Dahl and his investor Emad Tawfilis had a meeting Monday morning , and less than 30 minutes later Tawfilis called 911 saying he had been shot in a vineyard overlooking Highway 29 . Tawfilis collapsed to the ground at this intersection and was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head . This image shows his body being removed by officials . Kousha Berokim , a Los Angeles attorney who represented Dahl , told Santa Rosa Press Democrat his client and Tawfilis had met Monday morning at Dahl 's winery to discuss a loan dispute . He says Tawfilis was suing his client , claiming Dahl defrauded him out of $ 1.2million . Beroukim , who took part in a 11am meeting between Dahl and Tawfilis over a conference call , said both parties agreed to work out their differences , and that neither one sounded upset or hostile . Just before noon Monday , Tawfilis made a frantic 911 call from Santa Rosa Winery telling the dispatcher that he had been shot , and that 'someone was coming after him . ' Sheriff 's deputies raced to the vineyard and arrived just in time to witness two men standing in the middle of the property , one of them holding a gun . The armed suspect was then spotted running to a parked SUV and peeling off in the direction of Sonoma County . Frantic search : Dahl got into his SUV and led sheriff 's deputies on a 10-mile chase . Final destination : Dahl 's vehicle crashed through a fence and came to rest in the woods . His body was later inside by a SWAT team . A member of Napa law enforcement places markers in a vineyard at a winery , while investigating a crime scene , south of Yountville . One of the responding deputies went in pursuit of the SUV while another rushed to the remaining man , later identified as Emad Tawfilis , who had collapsed to the ground with a gunshot wound to the head . He was pronounced dead at the scene . Meanwhile , multiple sheriff 's vehicles followed Dahl 's SUV , which was eventually found 10 miles away trapped in some bushes . Believing that Dahl fled the vehicle on foot , officers set up a perimeter and called in a helicopter to help search for the suspect from the air . Nearby residents were urged to stay indoors and call 911 if they noticed something suspicious . It was not until a SWAT team arrived on the scene that Dahl ’ s vehicle was opened . Inside , they discovered the man ’ s lifeless body . In vino veritas : A native of Minnesota , Robert Dahl moved to Northern California about five years ago and started several wine-related ventures . Fizzled out : Dahl ( center ) tried his hand at making beer , but his brewery quickly failed . Emad Tawfilis 's investment firm sued Dahl 's company , Patio Wine Co , for fraud , accusing the owner of accepting a $ 1.2million loan towards a failed venture and then using the money for other businesses . Tribute : A friend eulogized the vintner in a Facebook post , expressing condolences to his family and friends . A native of Minnesota , Robert Dahl moved to Northern California about five years ago and started several wine-related ventures , including Dahl Vineyards in 2013 . He also briefly tried his hand at making beer , but his brewery and gastropub quickly failed . According to court documents cited by Napa Valley Register , Emad Tawfilis 's investment firm , Lexington Street Investments , sued Dahls ' company , Patio Wine Co , for fraud , accusing the owner of accepting a $ 1.2million loan towards a failed venture and then using the money for other businesses . The bitter dispute between the two sides has been carefully documented by the site Wine Industry Insight . According to his social media account , Dahl is survived by his wife and two grown children , a son and daughter .
Two men found dead in Napa Valley winery Monday identified as vintner Robert Dahl and investor Emad Tawfilis . The two had a business meeting to work out their differences just 30 minutes before Tawfilis called 911 saying he had been shot . Investor was discovered dead from gunshot wound to the head ; Dahl led deputies on a chase , which ended with his suicide . Tawfilis ' company had sued Dahl for fraud , accusing him of misusing $ 1.2million in loans .