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By Michelle Rivera
Stark County husband kills wife, dies by suicide, authorities say
Michelle Rivera
Michelle Rivera
Reporter · Cleveland, OH
Michelle, an Ohio State University graduate, has spent over six years focusing on community issues in Cleveland, including social justice and local initiatives. She has previously written for NPR's local affiliates, where she honed her storytelling skills to highlight diverse community voices.
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NIMISHILLEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A woman called 911 while hiding in a closet Wednesday morning as a man shot and killed her aunt, then died by suicide when sheriff’s deputies arrived.According to a news release, the Stark County Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 3 a.m. from Lorene Denton, 70, at her home on the 4100 block of Broadway Avenue N.E. WEWS Channel 5 reports that Denton can be heard on the 911 call telling a dispatcher that her husband, Jeffrey Denton, 64, was in the home and had physically assaulted her and her niece. Lorene Denton also said there were guns in the home.
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