Updated 5:35 p.m. 8/18 According to police reports Seward Bell shot his wife in the shoulder at her home on Monday night and then went into the woods and took his own life. Shelia was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and friends tell us she had part of her shoulder removed but is expected to recover. Seward and Sheila Bell own the Corner Bar in Havana, Florida. Deputies say the couple was married, but were estranged and living a few houses apart on Ames Barrineau Road. Deputies say Seward left a note, but they are not releasing the contents of the note. Deputies say it happened just before midnight Monday night (8/17) in Havana, Florida. They say 47-year-old Seward Bell shot his estranged wife, 49-year-old Sheila Bell, and then turned the gun on himself. Deputies say Seward Bell died. His wife survived the shooting and was taken to Tallahassee Memorial in critical condition with a wound to the chest and shoulder area. Deputies say the two were estranged and lived two houses apart in Havana. He left a note but authorities won't say what it contained. |
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Havanna FL: Havana Attempted Murder-Suicide
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