St. Tammany deputies: Man shot live-in girlfriend before turning gun on self

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St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparented attempted murder-suicide that happened Friday morning at a home in Goodbee.

The incident happened around 8 a.m. at a home on LA 1077.

Deputies say a man shot his live-in girlfriend, who then escaped through a window to seek help at a neighbor's house. The girlfiend was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

When deputies arrived at the home, they found the boyfriend suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He later died at a hospital.

Authorities say more details are pending the investigation.

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