Family Of Five Found Dead In Rural Home

"CULPEPER, VA — Three children and two adults were found dead by a family member Sunday night after a murder/suicide, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office.

"Police say 35-year-old Clarence Washington shot his wife Shauna, and then shot their three daughters, ages four, six and 13, at their home in the 4400 block of Rixeyville Road in a rural area of Culpeper County. WNEW reports the daughters were 13-year-old Onesha, six-year-old Onya and four-year-old Olivia.

"Police say the couple had an argument on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the family did not show up for church. Later in the afternoon, officers made a welfare check on the family. We're told everything looked normal, even though the officers did not go in the house. They knocked and didn't get an answer.

"The wife's mother then went to the house at 10 p.m. Sunday, climbed in a window and found the bodies, police say."

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Elderly Couple Found Dead In Kitchen

"SWIFTON, AR — A man in Jackson County shot his wife before committing suicide a little after noon Sunday, deputies said.

"The Jackson County sheriff’s office said deputies received a call from a man who said he was worried about his father-in-law. The man said he received a call from Gayland McCall, 78, of Swifton, who said he had just shot his wife and was going to kill himself, deputies said.

"When deputies arrived at the McCalls' home, at 407 County Road in Swifton, they found Gayland McCall and his wife, Mary McCall, 79, lying on the kitchen floor with gunshot wounds in their heads. A single 12-gauge shotgun was recovered at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

"Both bodies were sent to the state medical examiner’s office to undergo autopsies, authorities said."

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Police Suspect Lady Shooter In Death Of Couple

"RAPID CITY, SD — The two people found dead in Rapid City on Saturday night have been identified as Anthony Hutchinson, 57, and Jean Wessel, 54. Both were Rapid City residents.

"Authorities have ruled it as a murder/suicide and noted Monday that the two were in a relationship at the time of their deaths.

"From what officials have determined through their investigation so far they indicated Monday that Wessel shot Hutchinson, then shot herself.

"It all began shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday when a neighbor called the Rapid City Police Department to respond to a disturbance at a home on 925 Fillmore Street.

"`When police arrived, they found Hutchinson and Wessel dead inside the residence,` said Tarah Heupel with the RCPD. `Preliminary autopsy results indicate the cause of death for both Hutchinson and Wessel to be gunshot wounds. Full autopsy results, including toxicology, will take several weeks.`"

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Wounded Shooter To Face Charges

"PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police say a man who appears to have shot a woman as part of a murder/suicide pact will face charges.

"Authorities say the 44-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were found Friday at about 2:30 p.m. inside an apartment near 25th Street and Greenway Road with gunshot wounds.

"The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The man was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

"Police say evidence at the scene indicates the man fatally shot the victim but then became the victim of a failed suicide attempt. They say the two lived together at that apartment.

"Authorities plan to book the man into jail once he is released from the hospital."

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Couple Found Dead In Mobile Home

"SANDGAP, KY — A horrible discovery in an eastern Kentucky home where police say family members found a man and a woman both dead from gunshot wounds.

"Investigators [say] this appears to be a murder/suicide.

"The home is on Highway 2004 near the Sandgap community of Jackson County.

"On Friday, a neighbor living on Highway 2004 heard screaming coming from across the street and ran inside to call 911. A short time later, she learned the terrible truth of what actually happened.

"Around noon, neighbors saw family members of 48-year-old Nancy Angel drive over to her mobile home in order to check on her and her live-in boyfriend, 47-year-old Jeffery Wilder.

"But when family arrived, they found both Nancy and Jeffery dead inside the bedroom of the residence.

"The deputy coroner believes the incident is a murder suicide and he says it appears that Jeffery shot Nancy once with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing her before turning the gun on himself."

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