SWAT Storms House To Find One Dead, One Dieing

"UPLAND, IN - Police say an Upland man fatally shot his wife in her mother's home Thursday morning, then held police at bay for hours before shooting himself.

"When members of an Indiana State Police SWAT team stormed the house -- at 644 W. North St. -- about 5:30 p.m., they found Paul Bryon Nose II, 42, suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head.

"He died as preparations were being made to fly him by medical helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital.

"Authorities also found the body of Nose's 39-year-old wife, Amy, and believe she was killed by her husband shortly after 7 a.m., when callers to 911 reported hearing shots coming from the house.

"Police were uncertain when Paul Nose shot himself, although his communication with authorities and text messages with family members ended about 1:30 p.m. He was found in a hallway, while his wife's body was found in a bathroom.

"Upland police arrived at the house soon after receiving the reports of shots fired, but were `unsuccessful` in establishing `personal contact` with any occupants, according to an Indiana State Police press release.

"Grant County sheriff's deputies and state police also came to the scene. Eventually officers `made verbal communication` with Paul Nose, the release said, but they were unable to persuade him to surrender.

"Authorities said the domestic problems between the couple had been ongoing for several weeks, with Amy Nose spending some time in a women's shelter. She filed for divorce on Feb. 11; that case was still pending in Grant Superior Court at the time of her death.

"Paul Nose was convicted of burglary in Grant County in 1990."

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