Killeen couple dies in murder-suicide after domestic disturbance
KILLEEN, Texas - A man shot and killed his wife before shooting himself after a domestic disturbance in Killeen. Officials say there were three children in the home and that they were unharmed.
The man has been identified as 40-year-old Archie Andrew Mitchell and the woman has been identified as 34-year-old Tiffany Shaquina Shepard.
The Killeen Police Department says the shooting happened at a home in the 3900 block of Tatonka Drive at 11:54 p.m. on February 23.
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Officers responded to the home after police received a 911 call about a shooting. The initial investigation finds that Shepard and Mitchell, who were married, were involved in a domestic disturbance when Mitchell took out a handgun and shot Shepard. Shepard was pronounced dead at 2:12 a.m.
Police say Mitchell was in the garage when officers arrived and that Mitchell shot himself. Mitchell was pronounced dead at 2:14 a.m.