LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities said a Northshore man believed to have fatally shot his wife on Tuesday evening has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the circumstances behind the shooting incident, first reported on Tuesday night, that killed Laura Marie Lovelady, 56, of Nice, and also resulted in the death of her husband, Kenneth Dwaine Lovelady, 60, later that night.
Lt. Corey Paulich said deputies had responded to the couple’s home in the 3400 block of Boggs Avenue at 7 p.m. Tuesday after Kenneth Lovelady called Lake County Sheriff’s Central Dispatch to say he had killed his wife and was going to also take his own life.
When deputies arrived, they found the couple suffering from gunshot wounds, and determined that Laura Lovelady had died, Paulich said.
Paulich said Kenneth Lovelady was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital. From there he was airlifted to an out-of-area hospital for treatment.
Kenneth Lovelady died of his injury shortly after arriving at the out-of-county hospital on Tuesday, Paulich said.
Based on the ongoing investigation by sheriff’s Major Crime Unit detectives, Paulich said they believe that Kenneth Lovelady shot and killed his wife before shooting himself.
Both appear to have died as a result of single gunshot wounds, Paulich said.
The official causes of death for the couple are pending autopsies that are scheduled to take place on Thursday, Paulich said.
“It is believed that the motive for this incident is related to a domestic dispute,” said Paulich.
Paulich said the sheriff’s office had minimal contact with either Laura or Kenneth Lovelady and the couple had no previous history of domestic disputes.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Det. Dean Preader at 707-262-4231.
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Domestic dispute believed to be cause of Tuesday murder-suicide
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