Police: 2 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

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Billy Vivian, 36, Died Thursday Afternoon

POSTED: 11:09 am CDT July 9, 2009

UPDATED: 6:20 pm CDT July 9, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A man shot and killed his wife during a heated argument late Wednesday night in northeast Oklahoma City before shooting himself, police said.

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Billy Vivian, 36, died at 1:22 p.m. Thursday, police said.

Billy Vivian, 36, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a day after he killed his wife during an argument, police say. More

Homicide investigators were called to Northeast 67th Street and Santa Fe Avenue at 10:38 p.m. When police arrived, they found Candace Vivian, 38, dead of multiple gunshot wounds.

Police said the woman was shot inside her home while her children -- ages 10 and 13 were inside. One of those children called 911 for help.

Officers quickly developed information that the woman had been in a heated argument with her husband. Police said Billy Vivian shot her and then fled in the couple's automobile.

At approximately 11:35 p.m., police spotted the vehicle parked alongside a road near Northeast 63rd Street and Air Depot Road. The officer stopped to check the car and found Billy Vivian suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

He was transported to OU Medical Center in critical condition, where he died on Thursday.