Wife dies in Hendricks County shooting

Hendricks County police are investigating what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in the Lizton area. Officials say a man fatally shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself Monday night about 10 p.m. The shootings took place in the 8200 block of County Road 400 West, about three miles west of Lizton. Police say the man and the woman were drinking alcohol and arguing outside their home before the incident. The husband was airlifted to the hospital in serious condition.

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