Woman Calls 911 After Husband Shoots Her And Baby Before Killing Himself

A man shot his wife and baby before turning the gun on himself at a home in Vancouver, Washington.

The man, identified as 42-year-old David E. Stansbury Jr., died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The woman and infant are in critical condition, officers said Thursday, reported OregonLive.

The wife called 911 and said Stansbury shot her and their baby before pulling the trigger on himself.

Deputies from the Clark County Sheriff's Office arrived at the house in the Salmon Creek neighborhood Wednesday afternoon and found three people on the floor with gunshot wounds, KATU News reported.

Stansbury was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was transported to a nearby hospital. She underwent surgery but her condition was reportedly critical. The child, also in critical condition, was receiving treatment at a children's hospital.

The names of the mother and child were not released. The circumstances that led to the shooting were also not clear.

Rowdy Rusakov, who lives in the neighborhood, said they did not expect such an incident to take place in the area.

"I would not expect this to happen here at all or anywhere," Rusakov told KGW. "It's just, it's sad."

"Everybody's really friendly and over the summer all the moms were out with their young children and playing," Rusakov's girlfriend, Emily Edmonds, told the outlet. "I remember her coming out with her newborn."

A similar incident was reported earlier this week after a California man killed himself after shooting his wife to death while he was on a no-contact order with her. Monty Bounds, 60, and his 58-year-old wife, Julie Bounds, were married for about 10 years before their bodies were found with gunshot wounds at a multi-million dollar residence in Madera Ranchos. Monty, who was banned from owning guns, acquired a handgun that wasn't registered to his name before the murder-suicide.

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