DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Police say a man shot and killed his wife at their Daytona Beach home before turning the gun on himself.
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Officers responded to the home along Fulton Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators said an argument led to Shantell Adkins, 35, shooting his wife Shawntai with a rifle, before shooting himself in the chest.
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Police arrived and found Shawntai, 34, dead at near the front door and her husband injured in the front yard, the Daytona Beach Police Department said.
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Investigators said Shawntai’s parents also arrived at the home after she contacted them for help during the argument.
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Police said Shantell Adkins was taken to a hospital but did not say how seriously he was hurt.
Channel 9′s Q McCray is in Daytona Beach and is monitoring the latest on this homicide investigation.
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