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Last updated on Monday, March 26, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington police are investigating an attempted murder-suicide.
Officers with the Bloomington Police Department were called to the 500 block of Basswood Drive just before 3 a.m. this morning after a report of a domestic dispute. Neighbors called police after hearing the couple arguing.
Neighbors told police the victim was yelling for help before they heard gunshots.
When officers arrived they found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder lying on the porch. She was transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital for where she underwent surgery.
Police also found 31-year-old Antoine Hill, lying on the porch with a gunshot wound to the head. The gun believed to be used in the crime was also located. He was taken to IU Bloomington hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The victim told detectives that she and Hill started arguing inside before eventually moving outside. Once on the porch, the female told police Hill hit her in the face and then pulled out a handgun. The victim told police he fired one round at the her, striking her in the right shoulder. He then turned the gun on himself.
Police are continuing the investigation.
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