Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin says a woman is recovering after her husband shot her at his house, before turning the gun on himself.
The wife, identified as Nancy Mackey was found lying on her husband's front lawn bleeding.
Investigators say her estranged husband Steven Mackey lured her to the house, then chased her outside and shot her atleast twice, then killed himself.
It started out as a fight, and turned violent fast. Their daughter was also there, and says she intervened, but isn't hurt. She sat by her mother's bedside at a Modesto Hospital.
Neighbors say the couple is still married, but haven't lived together fro a few years.
Investigators are still looking into what led up to the shooting.
The wife, identified as Nancy Mackey was found lying on her husband's front lawn bleeding.
Investigators say her estranged husband Steven Mackey lured her to the house, then chased her outside and shot her atleast twice, then killed himself.
It started out as a fight, and turned violent fast. Their daughter was also there, and says she intervened, but isn't hurt. She sat by her mother's bedside at a Modesto Hospital.
Neighbors say the couple is still married, but haven't lived together fro a few years.
Investigators are still looking into what led up to the shooting.