Texas Man Kills Wife, Then Shoots Himself in Head to Commit Suicide After She Told 911 Operator Her Marriage Was Over

A Texas man shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself to commit suicide after she told a 911 operator that her marriage was over, police said.

According to Star-Telegram, Texas authorities are investigating a domestic violence murder-suicide Thursday that left two people dead in their apartment complex's parking lot.

In a statement, the Lewisville police said dispatchers received a call at around 5:30 a.m. Authorities noted that the woman on the 911 call could be heard arguing with a man.

The woman reportedly told dispatchers that her marriage to the man she was arguing with had recently ended. Police said multiple gunshots were heard on the 911 call before the call went silent.

When officers arrived on the scene at the 200 block of East Farm Market 3040 in Lewisville, they found a man's and a woman's bodies in the parking lot.

Police said the woman had multiple gunshots to her chest, while the Texas man appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot to his head.

Texas Man Killed Wife Before Committing Suicide

The Texas man fatally shot his wife while she was on a call with a 911 operator. According to NBC News, witnesses who also called 911 reported that the man shot the woman multiple times before he turned the gun on himself to commit suicide.

According to NBC DFW, the man and woman were both taken to Medical City Lewisville. The woman was pronounced dead at around 6:30 a.m., and the Texas man died about 55 minutes later.

Authorities had not released the names of the deceased pending notifications of relatives. It was not immediately clear if their divorce had been finalized.

Murder-Suicide Rates in the United States

Murder-suicides are a common form of gun violence in the United States, with around 11 incidents each week being reported. A Violence Policy Center research found that more than 1,200 Americans die in murder-suicides each year.

The research also showed that nine out of 10 murder-suicides involved a gun. It said an intimate partner of the shooter is among the victims in nearly two-thirds of all murder-suicides.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that about 24,292 people died committing firearm suicides in 2020.

According to CDC, more Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2020 than in any other year on record. However, despite the increase in fatalities, the rate of gun deaths remains below the levels of earlier years.

The CDC reported that 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. in 2020. That number included gun murders and gun suicides.

According to Pew Research, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. in 2020 were suicides, while 43% were murdered. The remaining number were unintentional, involved law enforcement, and had undetermined circumstances.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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