FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Marion County grand jury will hear evidence in an alleged Fairmont murder case.
A magistrate found probable cause in the case of Jeffrey Hovatter, charged with killing his ex-wife.
A domestic dispute led to the fatal shooting.
Nancy Shaw, 62, was killed July 30 by a single gunshot wound to the head.
Shaw’s ex-husband, 56 year old Hovatter, has been charged with murder.
Fairmont police were called to a house on the 800 block of 4th street for a domestic disturbance about 10:30 p.m.
Officers entered the home. Upon making their way upstairs, they heard a woman’s screams followed by two gun shots.
A perimeter was set up outside with several agencies including the Marion County SWAT team.
When investigators were able to safely enter the home, they found Hovatter still alive lying on the bedroom floor with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face.
He was arrested on murder charges on the way to Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Investigators indicated Shaw had been having problems with her ex-husband.
Nobody else was in the home at the time of the shooting.
Marion County’s grand jury meets in October. Jurors will decide if there’s enough evidence in the case for it to go to trial in circuit court.