Woman Survives Attempted Murder/Suicide

"PROVIDENCE VILLAGE, TX — Denton County sheriff's deputies responding to a 911 hangup found a man dead and his wife seriously wounded late Saturday in what authorities called an attempted murder/suicide.

"The couple's 23-year-old daughter, who is mentally challenged, was in the home but was not injured.

"The man, 50, was described as the gunman. His identity was not immediately released pending notification of relatives, according to an official at the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.

"Deputies were dispatched shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday to the home in the 1300 block of Oakcrest in Providence Village, which is a few miles east of Denton and north of U.S. 380.

"As they arrived, they heard gunshots, according to a Denton County sheriff's office news release.

"Once they got inside the home, deputies found the man, who had committed suicide with a handgun, Sheriff's Department spokesman Tom Reedy said in the news release.

"Before he shot himself, the suspect shot his 48-year-old wife in the abdomen, Reedy said. She was taken by helicopter ambulance to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Her condition was unavailable Sunday afternoon.

"The couple's daughter was placed in the custody of other family members Sunday morning.

"A motive for the shooting had not been discovered, Reedy said Sunday."

Source: Star-Telegram...