1 Teenager Dead, 1 Wounded In Attempted Murder/Suicide

"SCOTTSBORO, AL — Police are treating a shooting that killed one teenager and injured another as an attempted murder-suicide.

"`On the surface it appears that way,` Chief Ralph Dawe said.

"`At this point in time we are trying to figure out one, why, and two, who did what?

"`We’re still in the process of that.`

"Scottsboro Police said 17-year-old Tessa Groves, of Woodville, died from a gunshot wound Tuesday evening at a home on 506 Quincy Street.

"Her boyfriend, Jonathan Nicholson, lived at the house with his father.

"Officers responded to a call at 9:09 p.m. about a shooting at the home, and found the 19-year-old Nicholson in the driveway, bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound to his face.

"`He was given medical attention and then transferred to Huntsville Hospital for medical treatment,` Dawe said.

"`Upon closer inspection of the home in our investigation we found the deceased.`

"She was inside the home, dead from a gunshot.

"Groves was a student at Woodville High School, and also took cosmetology classes as part of a trade and technical skills program.

"Dawe said police sifted through evidence but found no indication of an outside shooter.

"`We’ve dealt with this household, not just him, in the past,` Chief Dawe said.

"Police confirmed they arrested Jonathan Nicholson in May for third degree assault."

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