TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — Police in south-central Tennessee say a man stabbed his estranged wife to death in the parking lot of a store, before shooting himself to death a short time later.
Tullahoma police told The Tullahoma News they received a 911 call from an employee of Office Max, who reported that a man was assaulting 46-year-old Melody Martin on Saturday afternoon. Police say her husband, 43-year-old Benny Martin rammed his wife's car multiple times, then pulled out a gun and knife and started beating and stabbing her.
Melody Martin was killed in the attack. Witnesses told police that Benny Martin left. Police say they found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Martin was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
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?
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