Federal Agent Tries To Stop Murder/Suicide

"MONTCLAIR, VA — Witnesses watched in horror this morning as a man shot a woman on a residential street in Montclair, then turned the gun on himself.

"It happened about 7:30 a.m. in the 15700 block of Widewater Drive, police said.

"One witness said he opened his shades and saw a man grab a woman by the hair and shoot her in the street. The man then shot himself.

"A federal agent who lives in the neighborhood tried to stop the apparent murder-suicide, but could not.

"Police arrived to find the man dead and the woman clinging to life. Rescuers performed CPR and took the woman to the hospital where she died, police said.

"Police have not released the names of the man and woman involved pending notification of their relatives."

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