Authorities say an eastern Pennsylvania man who allegedly shot his wife before turning the gun on himself has died from his injuries.
West Penn Township police said that 53-year-old Michael Mindock III shot his wife in the back and then shot himself in the head in an attempted murder-suicide over the weekend.
The (Pottsville) Republican-Herald reports that the Lehigh County coroner said Monday that doctors pronounced Michael Mindock dead Sunday night at a Bethlehem hospital.
Officials say an autopsy will be performed Tuesday to determine the exact cause of death.
His wife, 56-year-old Brigette Mindock, was released from the hospital Sunday.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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