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.
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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