Two Wyoming County residents are dead following an apparent murder-suicide which closed W.Va. 10 Sunday night for nearly eight hours.
Jerry Paul England, 48, apparently shot his wife, Sandra Lynn England, 44, with a semi-automatic pistol in their home on Huff Mountain, just outside Oceana, according to Sheriff Randall Aliff.
The two had been arguing prior to the shooting, Aliff said.
He had left the house, traveling toward Logan County, then returned about 9:30 p.m. and shot her, Aliff said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two children were in the home at the time of the shooting and at least one of the children witnessed the shooting, the sheriff said.
After the shooting, Jerry England fled to Bruno, in Logan County, and forced his 27-year-old son, at gunpoint, from a home there and into his car, Aliff said.
With State Police and the sheriff’s department in pursuit, the young man managed to escape the vehicle just as they crossed back into Wyoming County, Aliff said.
England then opened fire, with an assault rifle, on law enforcement officers.
One state trooper sustained minor injuries during the chase, according to authorities.
England overturned his vehicle, but managed to exit from a rear window, Aliff said.
Officers negotiated with him for nearly an hour before England turned the gun on himself. He died at the scene, according to Aliff.
The investigation is continuing, Aliff said.
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