Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Ponca City, OK: Police identify husband, wife killed in apparent murder-suicide in northern Oklahoma

PONCA CITY, Okla. — Police have identified two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Ponca City.

Officers told the Ponca City News (http://bit.ly/usVEs4 ) that 23-year-old Ivonne Widle was found with a gunshot wound at a residence, and her 30-year-old husband, Rex Widle was discovered in a pickup truck near his in-laws' home.

Police say they received two 911 calls about 7:22 a.m. Friday. One caller reported that a man had shot himself, and another requested a welfare check on an employee who hadn't come to work.

Officers found Ivonne Widle with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

Investigators are still looking into the shootings.

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