Elberta, AL: Baldwin Sheriff's Office says Elberta man apparently killed himself after knife assault on wife

Published: Saturday, July 09, 2011, 2:21 PM Updated: Saturday, July 09, 2011, 6:30 PM
By Press-Register staff

ELBERTA, Alabama -- A south Baldwin County man apparently killed himself today after attempting to kill his wife, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Elberta Police were called to a home in the 24000 block of Daw Road at 9:30 this morning for a report of a woman having been stabbed. Upon arrival, the wife, 45-year-old Evelyn Polk, was found at a neighbor’s home, suffering stab wounds to the chest and back. She was airlifted to a local hospital.
Officers then entered the woman’s home, where her husband, Eddie Polk, was found in a bedroom, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. A small-caliber weapon was found near the body, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The case is being investigated by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, but a preliminary examination of the evidence leads investigators to believe Polk killed himself after attempting to kill his wife.
The Evelyn Polk was listed in good condition this afternoon, the news release said.