Death And Cigarettes

"CENTER POINT, AL — A Center Point man shot his girlfriend three times and then killed himself after an argument that her trip to the store for cigarettes took too long.

"Around 12:45 a.m. today, Jefferson County sheriff's deputies received a 911 call from a hysterical girl saying that her mother had been shot at 1665 4th Place N.W. While deputies were en route to the home, they came up on a Chevrolet Blazer flashing its lights at them. The driver's head, face and shoulders were covered in blood, and she told them she had been shot, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.

"The victim, 31-year-old Angela McCall Gulley, was walking around and laying across one of the deputy's patrol cars until she was asked to sit down. She was then taken to UAB Hospital.

"Deputies went inside the home and found blood on the door and floors, as well as five shell casings.

"Gulley's boyfriend, 29-year-old Henry Arnold, was dead on the floor.

"Gulley's 13-year-old daughter told deputies she was asleep when she was awakened by a gunshot. She ran to the front room to see Arnold shoot himself in the head, and called 911.

"Gulley told deputies that she and her sister had been drinking beer together at the home. Arnold got off work about 8:30 p.m. and also started drinking. Her sister left, and Gulley left to go to the store to buy cigarettes.

"When she returned, Arnold jumped her, wanting to know where she went and why it took her so long. She said she had only been gone about 30 minutes.

"During the argument, Arnold pulled a gun and began firing while they were in the living room. She said she ran out the door with her kids and cordless phone and called 911. She said she heard another shot but did not go back into the house.

"She got into her car and drove around the block trying to get help until police arrived.

"Gulley was shot in the right side of the head, the right side of her neck and her right shoulder.

"She is listed in serious condition at UAB Hospital."

From al.com...