By Shannon Delcambre Published: February 25, 2011 Updated: February 25, 2011 - 11:01 AM
Investigators believe a husband shot and killed his wife, then killed himself at a residence in Jefferson County Thursday night.
It happened about 5:40 p.m. CT in the 1700 block of Annendale Drive.
Deputies were called to a house, after neighbors heard gunshots.
When deputies arrived, they found a man and woman dead.
The preliminary investigation shows the female victim was shot with a 9mm handgun after she got out of her car in the garage of the home.
The couple's 4 year old child was playing outside.
After shooting, the male asked a neighbor to come get the child.
He then returned to the garage and shot himself.
The child did not witness the shootings, and was placed in protective custody.
The couple was going through a divorce and the female had moved in with her mother at another location.
The victims are identified as Jekesha Wills, 26, and Hugh Wills, 36.
1 comment:
My husband and I were friends of this couple. To say we are saddened by this is an understatement. My heart hurts for both families and especially their son who will forever be reminded of how his parents lost their lives. I'm a person who has also lost a family member to domestic violence so this really hit close to home. We are not sure what made him do it. All we know is he was a good friend that made an awful choice to forever taint our memory of him. Jekesha was a beautiful young lady that never deserved to be harmed she will be truly missed. They both are gone too soon.
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