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04-26-2003, 09:28 PM
Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:38 p.m. ET
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MILL HALL, Pa. (AP) -- A man shot and killed his new wife Saturday shortly after their wedding reception, then turned the gun on himself, police said.
Police said Frank W. Shope II, 34, married Lori Ann Spangler, 35, on Friday afternoon, but they began to argue during a small reception in a bar.
The dispute escalated after they returned home. About 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Shope shot his new wife, police said. He then shot himself in the head.
State troopers arrived minutes later. Shope and Spangler were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The two started dating about five weeks ago after he ended a 16-year relationship with another woman, according to friends and neighbors.
Spangler had two children who were with relatives at the time of the shooting, friends said.
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MILL HALL, Pa. (AP) -- A man shot and killed his new wife Saturday shortly after their wedding reception, then turned the gun on himself, police said.
Police said Frank W. Shope II, 34, married Lori Ann Spangler, 35, on Friday afternoon, but they began to argue during a small reception in a bar.
The dispute escalated after they returned home. About 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Shope shot his new wife, police said. He then shot himself in the head.
State troopers arrived minutes later. Shope and Spangler were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The two started dating about five weeks ago after he ended a 16-year relationship with another woman, according to friends and neighbors.
Spangler had two children who were with relatives at the time of the shooting, friends said.