Man Shoots Himself After Stabbing Girlfriend To Death

"BULLHEAD CITY, AZ — Police believe a Bullhead City man stabbed his girlfriend to death before shooting himself with a gun early Sunday morning in what is being called a murder-suicide.

"According to Emily Fromelt, spokeswoman for Bullhead City Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of Ripple Drive around 4 a.m. for a report of a suicide. Officers arrived and found Todd Paul Foster, 27, of Bullhead City, with a gunshot wound to the head.

"Reports state Foster came into his father’s residence, allegedly grabbed a gun from his father’s room and shot himself once.

"Officers, familiar with Foster, proceeded to Foster’s residence in the 1000 block of Baseline Road to conduct a welfare check on his girlfriend, Shannon Marie Keen, 36, of Bullhead City. When police arrived, they found Keen stabbed to death inside the residence.

"`Evidence suggests Foster stabbed his girlfriend during an altercation shortly before arriving at his father’s residence, where he then shot himself,` added Fromelt.

"Foster was transported by Bullhead City Fire paramedics to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, where he was then airlifted to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. It was there Foster was pronounced dead by hospital personnel.

"Fromelt added that Foster and Keen had a history of domestic violence, including an arrest in late June for suspicion of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property."

Source: Mohave Daily News...