CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Police say a 58-year-old southwestern Illinois man committed suicide, days before he was set to stand trial for the 2012 death of his wife.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports (https://bit.ly/OCg4Gd ) Ovie Sumpter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was set to stand trial on April 21 after being charged with first-degree murder for the death of his 53-year-old wife, Tina Sumpter. He was also charged with aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the shooting of his son. Those incidents took place in Cahokia.
Authorities say the Millstadt man’s body was found Friday.
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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, https://www.bnd.com
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