An 88-year-old Oregon man has been indicted by a grand jury for murder in the death of a his 87-year-old wife, a killing he told police he intended to be a murder-suicide because of health problems, the Mail Tribune reports.
James Edward Wheeler, who was arraigned Friday on a charge of second degree murder, reportedly shot Joan Marcella Wheeler in the head with a 20-gauge shotgun he’d owned since he was 12 years old, the newspaper said. Then he went to the laundry room and shot himself.
First responders arrived on the scene at the Wheelers’ home in Medford just before 9 a.m. Monday and found Joan Wheeler dead and her husband with serious injuries. He was taken to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center for surgery and arrested later in the day.
Sheriff s Office investigates suspected murder, attempted suicide in Medford
The Jackson County Sheriff s Office believes that an elderly man shot his ailing wife before trying to kill himself. He was found injured, but alive.
Posted: Jan 12, 2021 5:07 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. The Jackson County Sheriff s Office responded on Monday to an apparent attempt at murder-suicide by an elderly man in southwest Medford.
The agency said that deputies responded on Monday to a house in the 2800-block of Judy Way for two gunshot victims. The deputies arrived to find a woman dead from a shotgun wound. She was later identified as 87-year-old Joanne Marcella Wheeler.
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