Bruce Macomb, 62, faces a first-degree murder charge for the
strangulation of Beba Macomb, 58, early Thursday at their home of 30
years.
Police found the woman's body Thursday afternoon after
someone called 911 and asked them to check on the couple at their home
at 1620 W. Warren St., just east of South Federal Way.
Bruce
Macomb walked out of the home when police arrived and had an injury to
his neck, officers say. Police then went inside and found his wife's
body.
Police say they have developed undisclosed evidence that
Bruce Macomb killed his wife and injured himself. Bruce Macomb was taken
to a local hospital for treatment for the neck wound and was arrested
after his release early Friday afternoon.
The homicide occurred
three days after Matthew Mohler-Kerns, 28, was fatally shot in his car
on Franklin Road. No charges have been filed in that case, although
Shawn Nathan Fisher - in jail on other charges - is considered a person
of interest.
Police have released no information about a possible
motive in the Macomb homicide, which investigators believe was
premeditated because they recommended prosecutors charge it as a
first-degree murder case.
Lynn Hightower, spokeswoman for the
Boise Police Department, said they had other possible witnesses in
addition to Bruce Macomb, but she declined to release more details.
Bruce
Macomb was booked into the Ada County Jail shortly after noon Friday.
He won't be able to ask for bond until he makes his first court
appearance Monday afternoon.
Public records show Bruce and Beba
Macomb lived at the Warren Street home since 1983. A woman who answered
the phone at a relative's home declined comment.
Bruce Macomb does
not have a felony record in Idaho, according to court records. He
pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in 1996 and has had a few traffic
infractions since.
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