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piratebg
04-20-2007, 03:31 PM
Murder-suicide in Portland
By Barbara Ramirez/Caller-Times
April 20, 2007

PORTLAND - A 75-year-old man shot his wife, then himself early Friday, authorities said.

The Portland Police Department recieved a 911 call at about 9:17 a.m.from a man who said he had just shot his wife and was going to kill himself, Lt. D.A. Gonzalez said.

Officers, along with a SWAT team, responded to a residence on Ghent Street. Authorities knocked on the door, and when they got no answer, they entered the house, finding the couple dead, Gonzalez said.

Police found a weapon and contacted family, Gonzalez said. Family told police that the woman had a history of Alzheimers disease and that her husband had become depressed because of the situation, Gonzalez said.

No other information from police has been released.

Fotbol
04-20-2007, 03:50 PM
busted link ~~ p4s

pirate4state
04-20-2007, 03:51 PM
How awful :(

AP Panther Fan
04-20-2007, 03:55 PM
very sad...alzheimer's certainly destroys more than just the person afflicted.

piratebg
04-20-2007, 04:03 PM
Even though his intentions were probably not meant to be cruel, this is the first homicide in Portland since the mid 90s. It has kind of shaken the community and word has spread pretty fast into neighboring cities.

Gp83
04-20-2007, 04:12 PM
I heard a zillion sirens around 9:30 this morning and I was WT...?:thinking: