Distraught Man Shoots Wife, Self At Hospital

"ROCKDALE, TX — An elderly Milano man shot his wife in the head late Wednesday night in the Rockdale hospital where she was being treated and then killed himself, police said Thursday.

"Police responded just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to Richards Memorial Hospital at 1700 Brazos Ave. in Rockdale where they found J.C. Barfield, 77, dead and his wife, Margaret Barfield, 78, in critical condition with a single gunshot wound to the head.

"She died at Central Texas Hospital in Cameron while en route to Scott & White Hospital in Temple, police said.

"Officers recovered a .357 magnum revolver that was used in the shooting.

"Family members told police that J.C. Barfield was distraught because of his wife’s deteriorating health.

"She was transferred to the hospital Thursday from Manor Oaks Nursing Home, police said."

"The Barfields were both longtime residents of Milano, police said Wednesday."

From KWTX.com...