Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Grand Island, NE: Man killed estranged wife, self in domestic dispute

The following information concerning the deaths of Margarita and Antonio G. Rodriguez was released this morning by the Grand Island Police Department.

At 4:57 a.m. Monday, officers were sent to 212 N. Grace on a report of a domestic disturbance. The incident involved Margarita Rodriguez, 43, of 212 N. Grace and Antonio G. Rodriguez, 33, of 4954 W. Highway 30, No. 1.

Officers arrived to discover Margarita Rodriguez in the entryway of 211 N. Grace with a gunshot wound to the head and left leg. She was transported to St. Francis Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 7:18 a.m. Monday. The investigation has revealed that shots were fired at 212 N. Grace and 211 N. Grace.

At approximately 7:42 a.m. Monday, police began a pursuit of the suspect, Antonio Rodriguez, the estranged husband of the victim. The pursuit began at Old Potash Highway and Diers Avenue and ended on Highway 281 between Highway 30 and Old Highway 30.

Antonio Rodriguez died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other shots were fired.

The Grand Island Police Department is continuing the investigation into the death of Margarita Rodriguez.

The death of Antonio Rodriguez is being investigated by agencies of the South Central Area Law Enforcement Services (SCALES) in preparation of a future grand jury.

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