Crime & Safety

Woman Fatally Shoots Husband Inside Southfield Home: Report

A woman has reportedly shot her husband to death and barricaded herself inside the couple's Southfield home.

SOUTHFIELD, MI — A man is dead after reports say his wife fatally shot him inside their Southfield home.

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon and police were called to the Winchester Street home around 4 p.m. to find the woman had barricaded herself in the bedroom, according to WXYZ.

The man was found dead from a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor, the report said.

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WXYZ reported that the barricade ended overnight and someone was seen wheeled out of the home on a stretcher. Police have not confirmed the identity of that person.

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