Thursday, July 16, 2009

Attempted murder suicide under investigation


July 15, 8:45 AM · Melina Collison - St. Louis Crime Examiner
By Melina Ann Collison

By Lifecreations
St. Louis -- Apparently the Jefferson County Police received a domestic disturbance call around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. The officers then responded to the 6000 block of Jenny Court.
The Jefferson County Police is investigating the murder suicide.
When the officers arrived on the scene an unidentified man and a woman, age 47, were found in the front yard.
The man had allegedly set a mobile home on fire and attempted to get the woman to stay inside.
When the woman exited the mobile home the man then shot her in the torso and turned the gun on himself.
The man was pronounced dead having killed himself. The 47 year old woman was taken to an undisclosed hospital and there is no information on her condition.
For more info:
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department was founded in 1818 and has offered our area 191 years of service and protection. If you are looking to contact the department please use the following information:
510 1st Street
Hillsboro, MO 63050
1-636-797-5000 Headquarters
1-636-797-9999 Non-Emergency

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