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Update: Man shoots his wife, then himself in Newport News
A man in Newport News is accused of shooting his wife – then turning the gun on himself.
Newport News police have now identified that man as 38-year-old Clarence Bishop.
He died at the hospital around 11 p.m. Tuesday night, according to police.
Police first learned about the fight at 10:48 p.m. Tuesday night. They say Bishop and his wife got into a fight inside their home in the 200 block of White Water Drive, when he shot her and then himself. The wife’s injuries are life threatening.
Police say the woman’s 18-year-old son and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter were home at the time.
The woman is now listed in good condition according to police.
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