A 55-year-old Oxford woman committed suicide Monday night at her home on West Drahner and Penny Lane, just east of Sanders Road.
According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Al Whitefield, prior to the suicide, the woman had a minor argument with her husband of 37 years.
The husband then went next door to visit with neighbors, who were having a bonfire, Whitefield said.
The victim was sitting on a swing outside her house, when the husband called her over to join them, the lieutenant said.
Instead of responding, Whitefield said the woman walked into her garage and shot herself in the head with a .357 handgun.
The gun was owned by the victim, the lieutenant said.
Upon hearing a loud “pop” come from the garage, the husband rushed over and found the body.
He asked his neighbors to call 9-1-1. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective John Robertson noted the victim was taking antidepressants prescribed by her doctor, but was not undergoing any counseling.
Whitefield said there was “no foul play whatsoever.”
? Editor C.J. Carnacchio