October 07, 2010|By Ashley Kelly, akelly@dailypress.com | 757-247-4778
Adrin Snider, Daily Press
HAMPTON — Brian Dunn says his mother never judged him, even when others did. His mom, Patricia Nobles McCarthy, was a selfless woman when it came to Dunn and his older brother — she was always in their corner.
That strong mother-son bond was tragically broken Thursday morning when police say she was killed by her husband during a murder-suicide.
"It was very disheartening," Dunn said of learning his mother had been killed by his step-father. "I felt like my joy had been taken away from me. She was my motivation to succeed in life….She was all I had in terms of people who supported me unconditionally. She was all I had."
Patricia Nobles McCarthy, 58, was returning to her home on Pear Avenue just after 6:30 a.m. when her husband, Tracy Andrew McCarthy, drove up in a white pickup truck and began shooting at her with a shotgun, according to Allison Quinones, a spokeswoman for the Hampton police department. After shooting and killing his wife, the 45-year-old Tracey McCarthy drove to Terminal Avenue in Newport News near I-664, got out of his car and walked a short distance before shooting and killing himself, police said.
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