Another Tragic Teen Murder/Suicide

"WILLISTON, ND — Two Williston teens have died as a result of an apparent murder-suicide Monday afternoon at mobile home park at the 800 block of 28th Street West.

"Police say Anne White, 16, was pronounced dead at the Mercy Hospital in Williston. She died after her former boyfriend Gabriel Dye, 18, shot her with a semi-automatic handgun and then turned the gun on himself.

"Dye died in an air ambulance en route to Minot or after arriving at the Trinity Hospital in Minot from the self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"Around 3:18 p.m., Dye reportedly used a semi-automatic pistol to shoot White in her front yard at the Glenn Villa Trailer Park.

"`It happened in the front yard of her house,` said Williston Police Detective Mark Hanson. `Gabe Dye shot Anne White and then shot himself.`

"He said a semi-automatic pistol was used by Dye in both shootings.

"Hanson said they had been in a dating relationship in the past, but that had ended two months ago.

"He said both teens had been transported to Mercy Medical Center in Williston. Dye was being been airlifted to Minot.

"White was a student at Williston High School and Dye was a freshman at Williston State College.

"Hanson said the investigation will continue. The teens' bodies will be sent to the North Dakota State Medical Examiner in Bismarck.

"Hanson said the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Williams County Sheriff's Office are assisting with the investigation."

From The Bismarck Tribune...