1 Dead, 1 Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide

"St. Lucie County, FL - One person is dead and another was in surgery after an attempted murder-suicide involving a husband and wife, St. Lucie County sheriff's deputies said.

"Authorities suspect William Beck, 54, used a .32-caliber gun to shoot his wife, Jacqueline Beck, 54, twice -- once in the face and once in the chest -- before killing himself inside his home in the 8400 block of Fort Walton Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"The couple were married but not living together.

"According to detectives, Jacqueline Beck came to William Beck's home at his request. She told detectives she intended to tell her husband she wanted a divorce.

"Following a physical altercation, William Beck shot his wife and then shot himself in the head, deputies said.

"Jacqueline Beck went outside and screamed for help, deputies said.

"A St. Lucie County sheriff's detective who lives nearby heard the screams, ran to the house and found Jacqueline Beck lying on the front porch of the home.

"The detective radioed for help, went inside and found William Beck laying on the living room floor. St. Lucie County Fire-Rescue workers pronounced him dead at the scene.

"Detectives found the gun underneath William Beck's body.

"Fire-rescue workers took Jacqueline Beck to the emergency room of Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute, in Fort Pierce, where she was being treated Wednesday night."

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