Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Standoff Ends In Murder/Suicide


"MARLBORO COUNTY, SC - A standoff situation in Marlboro County has led to the deaths of a man and his wife, the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office confirms Wednesday.

"According to investigators, a 42-year-old man was holding his wife hostage at a home off of SC 299 before killing her. The man, crime scene investigators say, then turned a gun on himself in an apparent suicide.

"Both, according to the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office, died as a result of apparent gunshot wounds.

"The bodies will be taken to the Medical University of South Carolina Thursday morning for an autopsy.

"Investigators have not released the names of the victims."


From WMBF News...

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