Another casualty of "gun control" who followed the rules, believing that her
government would fulfill its most important responsibility: that of
protecting her life.
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BIDWELL, Ohio (AP) - A woman whose estranged husband shot her to death at a
school before killing himself had obtained a court protection order accusing
him of slapping, choking and threatening to kill her.
Linda Shoemaker, 52, was shot several times by her husband, Frank, 66,
Tuesday morning while in her car at Bidwell-Porter Elementary School, where
she worked as a cook. She died at the scene.
No students or teachers were in the school when Mrs. Shoemaker was shot. The
school was closed Tuesday because of the shooting but classes resumed
Wednesday.
Within 30 minutes of the shooting at the school, Shoemaker had shot himself
in the head with the same gun he used to kill his wife, Coroner Dr. Daniel
Whiteley said. Shoemaker's body was found in a lawn chair in the front yard
of his home about eight miles from the school, Whiteley said.
Mrs. Shoemaker, who had recently moved out of their home in Bidwell, was
seeking a divorce after 31 years of marriage, officials said.
In her court protection petition, she said her husband had abused her
verbally and physically throughout their marriage. She said he had recently
begun stalking her and making threatening phone calls.
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government would fulfill its most important responsibility: that of
protecting her life.
<< Shooting Victim Had Court Protection
.c The Associated Press
BIDWELL, Ohio (AP) - A woman whose estranged husband shot her to death at a
school before killing himself had obtained a court protection order accusing
him of slapping, choking and threatening to kill her.
Linda Shoemaker, 52, was shot several times by her husband, Frank, 66,
Tuesday morning while in her car at Bidwell-Porter Elementary School, where
she worked as a cook. She died at the scene.
No students or teachers were in the school when Mrs. Shoemaker was shot. The
school was closed Tuesday because of the shooting but classes resumed
Wednesday.
Within 30 minutes of the shooting at the school, Shoemaker had shot himself
in the head with the same gun he used to kill his wife, Coroner Dr. Daniel
Whiteley said. Shoemaker's body was found in a lawn chair in the front yard
of his home about eight miles from the school, Whiteley said.
Mrs. Shoemaker, who had recently moved out of their home in Bidwell, was
seeking a divorce after 31 years of marriage, officials said.
In her court protection petition, she said her husband had abused her
verbally and physically throughout their marriage. She said he had recently
begun stalking her and making threatening phone calls.
AP-NY-09-06-00 1244EDT
Copyright 2000 The Associated Press. >>