Man Reports Accidental Shooting Before Killing Himself

"MORGANTON, NC — Burke County deputies said a man shot and killed his wife in a trailer then walked to a gas station and called 911.

"The man went to a BP which was about a-quarter mile down the road. Police said he told them on the phone that he accidentally shot his wife on Hallyburton Road in Morganton.

"Deputies said they caught up with the man after he went to a nearby trailer park to see his son.

"The man had the shotgun with him.

"Police said when they ordered him to put his gun down that is when he shot and killed himself.

"No names have been released at this time."

Source Gaston Gazette...