Posted: 5:35 AM
Last Updated: 1 hour and 5 minutes ago
By: WEWS News Staff
EAST CANTON, Ohio - Deputies in the Stark County Sheriff's Office are investigating an apparent murder suicide that took place Monday night.
According to police, Daniel Lewton, 51, shot and killed his wife Mary Jane Silva-Lewton, 40, at their residence on Neimans Avenue SE, East Canton. After allegedly killing his wife, police say Lewton turned the gun on himself.
Police responded to the scene around 9:15 p.m., and arrived to find Silva-Lewton responsive in the kitchen, with a gunshot wound to her abdomen. She was transported to Mercy Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
Daniel Lewton was found dead at the scene with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
It is time that we bring more awareness to domestic violence and do something to stop it. There is an event www.soulofawomanexpo.com to be held on October 3rd in Independence, OH. Let's band together and do something to stop the violence!
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