Husband Dead At The Scene, Wife Dies In Hospital

"METAIRIE, LA — Jefferson Parish deputies are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide in Metairie, according to the sheriff's office.

"The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at the Wind Mill Creek apartments in the 3500 block of Apollo Drive, near I-10 and Veterans Boulevard.

"Sgt. Larry Dyess, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, said a husband approached his wife in the parking lot of the complex before shots rang out.

"`The male subject approached his wife in the parking lot, shot at her several times, and then turned the gun on himself,` Dyess said.

"Deputies pronounced the husband dead on the scene, and they pronounced the wife dead at the hospital.

"Investigators are trying to determine if a child found at the apartment belongs to the couple, and they are also interviewing witnesses to see if there is was a history of domestic abuse between the couple.

"`Our investigators are still trying to conduct interviews and attempt to establish what happened on the scene,` Dyess said.

"The couple has not been identified, but officials say they are in their mid-20s."

From WWLTV.com...