Deadly Love Triangle

"CODY, WY — One man died Friday night another was injured in an attempted murder-suicide after a confrontation over a woman in Cody, Wyo.

"A news release from Cody Police Chief Perry Rockvam said John Tully, 62, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and Larry Jansma, 53, was shot at least once at a Cody home.

"On Friday evening, Kathy Stahl, 52, and Jansma were at a Cody liquor store when they bumped into Tully, who dated Stahl until last November, according to the release.
Rockvam wrote that Tully intentionally bumped into Jansma and then began speaking with Stahl before Jansma left.

"Stahl left the liquor store and Jansma decided to follow her home, at 3220 Sheridan Ave., to make sure she was safe. When the pair went into her garage, they found Tully waiting inside and confronted him before he left, the release states.

"As he was leaving, Tully said "If I am going down, you're coming with with me" to Jansma, Rockvam wrote.

"Stahl and Jansma went into her home and spotted Tully outside about 20 minutes later. Stahl called police shortly after 11 p.m. to report that Tully was trying to break into her home.

"`The dispatcher receiving the call then heard a woman scream and the phone then went dead,` Rockvam wrote in the release.

"When officers arrived, they learned that Tully shot Jansma at least once from outside through a window while Stahl was on the phone.

"Stahl tried to barricade herself in a bathroom before Tully forced himself into the bathroom and shot himself with a .44 magnum pistol, the release states.

"Officers found Tully dead on a hallway floor near the bathroom with a revolver next to his body. A short time later, they found Jansma conscious and breathing on the dining room floor.

"Rockvam, reached by phone Saturday afternoon, said he was unaware of any restraining order against Tully.

"`I don't know if there's any previous history,` he said. `If there was, it wasn't reported to us.`

"The extent of Jansma's injuries was not immediately available.

"A search of Tully's home turned up what appears to be a suicide note and an empty holster.

"Rockvam said police waited until Saturday to release details because they were still piecing together what happened.

"`We wanted to do a canvas in the area,` Rockvam said. `We wanted to look for any other witnesses that heard the gunshots or saw what happened. We couldn't get people to answer the doors, and we didn't want release any information until we followed up on what happened.`"

Source: Billings Gazette...