"Pow-pow, Pow-pow, Like That"

"NEWARK, OH — Two people are dead in what police are calling a murder-suicide outside a west Newark business this morning.

"Newark Police Capt. Steven Cochran said the two, a husband and wife from Heath, were both in separate cars in the parking lot of CVS Pharmacy, 1370 W. Main St. It’s unclear how the two got there, but Cochran said it appeared the woman, 47, was shot as she was trying to flee in a Pontiac.

"The man, 50, apparently then shot himself in the driver’s seat of his Chevrolet Camaro.

"The couple, whose names have not yet been released, have two children, Cochran said.

"The shootings occurred in the parking lot; no one went inside and there’s no indication that robbery played any role.

"The man’s body was removed from the scene more than an hour after the shooting. The woman was transported to Licking Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. An LMH parking pass could be seen on her car.

"At least one witness saw the incident happen, Cochran said. A store surveillance camera also is mounted about 20 feet from one of the cars.

"The scene is directly adjacent to Flint Ridge Village, a nursing and rehabilitation home, and the shootings occurred right around breakfast time, according to a couple of residents.

"Dan Burgess, who lives in one of the units closest to the CVS, said he heard six or seven shots as he was walking to the kitchen.

"`Pow-pow, pow-pow, like that,` Burgess said, describing the rhythm of the gun shots.

"The parking lot west of the building and back onto McMillen Drive is taped off."

From The Newark Advocate...