California Highway Patrol officer kills wife, himself after shooting out store window | PaysToPost.com: Authorities in Northern California say an off-duty highway patrol officer fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself. The Amador County Sheriffs Office said Tuesday deputies responded to a 911 call Monday night from a man who said he was locked inside his store along with a woman and that her husband was banging on the door.
The office says that deputies arrived at the store in Martell as shots were being fired. They later found 45-year-old Brad Wheat, a California Highway Patrol officer, and his wife, 42-year-old Mary Wheat, dead in the parking lot.
It says the man who called authorities was shot on the shoulder during a struggle inside the store involving all three. The man was airlifted to a hospital where he is being treated.
CBS Sacramento reports Wheat was trying to get inside Get Ripped Nutrition, and when he couldnt, he shot the window out. Detectives say theyre still looking for a motive.
Amador CHP Officer Shoots, Kills Wife, Man and Himself
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