Man Shoots Wife, Self as Cops Watch

"Eldorado, MI - Authorities are investigating a possible murder suicide in the Town of Eldorado, in Fond du Lac County.

"Police say a Husband and Wife were shot dead at around 8:20 this morning.

"The woman was able to get a text message or call out to a friend indicating her husband was holding her hostage at gun point and she feared for her life.

"Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene nine minutes later, to find the husband and wife outside. A Sheriff’s deputy told the man to put down the gun he was holding. Within second, however, the man had shot his wife at point blank range and then himself."

From WFRV...