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Central Florida Husband Found Dead After Shooting Wife, Before Order of Protection Served on Him

By Janet Langjahr

Wife files a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence for a restraining order against Husband.

Husband is not yet served with order of protection against him.

Husband had moved out of marital home.

But was there one Saturday evening, trying to break in.

He succeeds.

Wife calls police. They arrive.

Husband locks himself in the house.

Husband shoots Wife.

Wife is taken to hospital, where she is expected to recover.

Husband is later found in the house, dead.

Although a police officer had shot at Husband, it is not believed that the bullets hit him.

Read more in this Orlando [FL] Sentinel article: Man found dead after shooting wife and barricading himself in house.

Full post as published by Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse Law on July 19, 2009 (boomark / email).