teenage trainee gamekeeper accidentally shot his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself, BBC Scotland understands.
The pair - Sophie Taylor, 16, and 18-year-old Calum Murray - died at a cottage just off the A939 road near Tomintoul on Tuesday.
Sophie's family said they had been left "completely shocked" by the death of their "beautiful" daughter.
A Grampian Police investigation is continuing into the double shooting.
It is understood Sophie and a friend were cooking dinner for Mr Murray and another friend when the tragedy happened.
It is believed Mr Murray was cleaning a shotgun - which was legally-registered - when it went off and killed Sophie.
Family friend Dru McPherson told BBC Scotland it appeared Mr Murray, who he presumed would be in a "state of shock", ran from the cottage pursued by the others and shot himself.
Officers are not looking for anyone else over the deaths.
In a statement, Sophie's parents David, 41, and Katie, 44, and brother David, 18, said: "Sophie was bright and bubbly and loved spending time with her family and friends. We are immensely proud of her.
"We are a close family who will miss her very much and are completely shocked to have lost her so prematurely."
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