Murder-suicide at Mississippi clinic, sheriff says

Harold Gater
Mississippi Clarion Ledger

A man shot his wife before turning the gun on himself at a health clinic Tuesday in Marshall County, according to media reports.

Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson said that a man entered Williams Medical Clinic in Potts Camp, Miss. and shot his wife before fatally shooting himself. Dickerson said divorce papers had been served Tuesday. 

The woman was flown to a hospital where she died, WMC-TV reported.

Authorities have not released the names of the couple but WREG reported that they were from Benton County. The woman killed was a receptionist at the clinic, WREG said.