Murder/Attempted Suicide In Mason County

A Mason County woman is dead while her estranged husband in the hospital after what police believe was a murder/attempted suicide.

Investigators say it happened at a home in Pt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon when Richard Franklin got into an argument with 43-year-old Kelli Franklin. That’s when he allegedly shot her and then turned the gun on himself.

The victim was dead when police arrived; Mr. Franklin was alive and is in critical condition at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The shooting is still under investigation.





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