Woman Shoots Herself In Yard As Deputies Arrive

"NORTHPORT, AL — A woman shot her adult stepson several times Friday before taking her own life, investigators said.

"Kathy White, 64, shot Michael Dale White, 43, at a mobile home on Koffman Loop around 11:30 p.m., said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips.

"Michael White was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Kathy White died at DCH Friday afternoon.

"Kathy White shot Michael White at the mobile home that she owns before returning to her house about 100 yards away, he said.

"Tuscaloosa County sheriff's deputies responding to several 911 calls arrived just as she shot herself while in the front yard.

"Dozens of law enforcement agents and emergency medical workers responded to the dirt road off Alabama Highway 171."

From tuscaloosanews.com...