Woman Survives Attempted Double Murder/Suicide

"DISNEY, OK — Mayes County Sheriff's deputies are investigating what they are calling an apparent murder-suicide at the Full Moon Saloon in Disney early Tuesday morning.

"Two men died when a man shot his friend then turned the gun on himself.

"Mayes County investigators say the shooter also shot his wife, but she is expected to survive.

"Investigators say 46-year-old Preston `Skip` Chandler walked into the The Full Moon Saloon, the bar he owns with his wife, Melanie, shot her and a close friend, Jim Grapevine, before killing himself.

"The couple only recently opened the bar. It's so new, in fact, that they're still waiting on their liquor license.

"Mayes County investigators said Preston Chandler walked inside the bar with a .410 gauge shotgun and began making threats before opening fire on his wife and friend.

"`From what we got from her, what little bit we were able to get from her before they flew her out, is that he shot her, went outside, shot Mr. Grapevine just out the front door, and then came back in and shot himself,` said Lieutenant Alan Davis of the Mayes County Sheriff's Office.

"Both Preston Chandler and Grapevine were pronounced dead at the scene.

"Melanie Chandler was flown to a Tulsa hospital for surgery. Investigators said she made it through surgery and is expected to be fine."

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