US man kills wife, self as kids watch

A man in West Virginia killed his wife and himself while their children were watching.

West Virginia State Police were investigating on Thursday after a man reportedly shot and killed his wife and then himself while children were watching.

According to WOWK, the shooting occurred in the Comfort area of Boone County on Joeâ„¢s Creek Road at around 9 a.m.

Investigators believed that the man shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. The wife was found with at least two gunshot wounds.

Children, ages 6 and 10, ran screaming from the home, a neighbor said. The children were later placed in a foster home by Child Protective Services.

Two pistols were recovered from inside the home, state police said. Raw Story

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Source: Press TV