Man shoots, wounds wife, then dies by suicide in Lake Worth Beach domestic disturbance
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the man barricaded himself inside his home on Seventh Avenue North.
LAKE WORTH BEACH — A man shot and wounded his wife, then died by suicide in a domestic disturbance early Tuesday at a home in Lake Worth Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
The altercation happened at about 2 a.m. on the 500 block of Seventh Avenue North. Deputies found a woman in critical condition. Her husband had barricaded himself inside the home.
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A PBSO SWAT unit responded to the scene, between Dixie and Federal highways, and some neighboring homes were evacuated.
Deputies attempted to negotiate the man's surrender, but he ultimately died by suicide, PBSO said.
No other details about the man were immediately available. His wife remained in critical condition as of Tuesday morning.
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