BY TERRY HILLIG > thillig@post-dispatch.com > 618-659-2075 | Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:37 pm |
ALTON - A man and his ex-wife were shot to death Monday night in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
Police Chief David Hayes said police were called at 8:41 p.m. to an apartment in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue to investigate a report of an argument and gunshots. Hayes said officers looked through a window and saw a woman who appeared to be dead and immediately heard another shot.
When police entered, they found the bodies of 47-year-old Matthew Eubanks, who lived at the address, and 43-year-old Jennifer Eubanks of the 2100 block of Flight Drive in Florissant. Police Chief David Hayes said the two were married for 25 years, had separated about a year ago and had been divorced for about six months.
Hayes said police believe Matthew Eubanks shot his ex-wife several times, then killed himself with the same handgun when police arrived.
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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