LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. — An argument between a married couple ended with the wife seriously injured and the husband dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.
According to the LaFollette Police Department, Johnny Rubin Baird, 38, shot his wife, Rosalind Leona Baird, 39, in the upper left side of her body.
Investigators said Baird then placed the handgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.
Johnny Baird was pronounced dead at LaFollette Medical Center. Rosalind Baird was transported by helicopter to UT Medical Center for treatment.
LPD said there was a 13-year-old girl at the residence when the shooting happened. The Department of Children's Services was contacted to make sure she was taken care of.
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An investigation is underway after a shooting left one victim dead in LaFollette Thursday night, police said.
The LaFollette Police Department was dispatched to a shooting reported at 400 East Walden in LaFollette around 11:01 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers said they found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both victims were treated at the scene and then transported by EMS to Tennova Medical Center in LaFollette, police said.
According to a Facebook post by LaFollette Police, one of the victims was later transported to UT Medical Center by Lifestar.
During an investigation, detectives said they have discovered that one of the victims died due to injuries.
The names of both victims have not been released pending further investigation.
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