administrator
11-04-2007, 08:51 PM
A Fluvanna woman was shot repeatedly in her Lake Monticello home Saturday evening, and the shooter was believed to have committed suicide.
The victim was shot two or three times around 6 p.m. before escaping to a neighbor’s house, investigators with the Fluvanna Sheriff’s Office believe.
Once authorities responded to a 911 call from the neighbor’s home, they found another woman at the scene of the incident. It appeared she had shot herself in the head with the same .38-caliber pistol used in the shooting.
Rescue workers tried to save the woman’s life, but she was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival.
The victim in the shooting was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center for treatment. Her condition was unavailable late Saturday, but Cpl. David Wells of the Fluvanna Sheriff’s Office said her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Her wounds, he said, were mostly in her extremities.
The woman was conscious and briefly spoke with authorities before she was taken to the hospital, Wells said.
Authorities did not release the identity of either of the women, pending the notification of the next of kin. The pair shared the residence in the Lake Monticello subdivision, but Wells said it was too early in the investigation to discuss their relationship.
He was uncertain what prompted the shooting. “I don’t want to speculate until I have more details,” he said.
No one else was believed to have been in the house at the time of the incident.
Fluvanna authorities were continuing their investigation late Saturday night.
Note: Story courtesy of the Daily Progress
The victim was shot two or three times around 6 p.m. before escaping to a neighbor’s house, investigators with the Fluvanna Sheriff’s Office believe.
Once authorities responded to a 911 call from the neighbor’s home, they found another woman at the scene of the incident. It appeared she had shot herself in the head with the same .38-caliber pistol used in the shooting.
Rescue workers tried to save the woman’s life, but she was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival.
The victim in the shooting was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center for treatment. Her condition was unavailable late Saturday, but Cpl. David Wells of the Fluvanna Sheriff’s Office said her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Her wounds, he said, were mostly in her extremities.
The woman was conscious and briefly spoke with authorities before she was taken to the hospital, Wells said.
Authorities did not release the identity of either of the women, pending the notification of the next of kin. The pair shared the residence in the Lake Monticello subdivision, but Wells said it was too early in the investigation to discuss their relationship.
He was uncertain what prompted the shooting. “I don’t want to speculate until I have more details,” he said.
No one else was believed to have been in the house at the time of the incident.
Fluvanna authorities were continuing their investigation late Saturday night.
Note: Story courtesy of the Daily Progress