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71-year-old man accused of killing 72-year-old wife in Gastonia
Gastonia man accused of killing his wife By WBTV Web Staff | March 4, 2021 at 3:10 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:12 PM
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - Police arrested a 71-year-old man who is accused of killing his 72-year-old wife in Gastonia Thursday morning.
Gaston County Police responded to Willow Pond Road in Gastonia for a shooting at 6:54 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers found 72-year-old Judy Allred Helms suffering from a gunshot wound.
She was taken to Caromont Regional Medical Center by Gaston Emergency Medical Services, where she was pronounced dead.
Helms’s husband, 71-year-old Rickey Allen Holdsclaw was taken into custody at the scene. He has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.