Westminster Shooting Apparent Murder-Suicide, According to Investigators

A man and his wife died after being shot in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide this past Thursday night at their home on Rocking M Lane near Westminster. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt said two medivac helicopters arrived at the scene to transport the victims…

The Oconee County Coroner’s Office identified the couple as 52 year-old Paula Marcengill and her husband, 53 year-old Kent Marcengill.

Coroner Karl Addis said that Mrs. Marcengill died in the emergency room at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

At this time based upon evidence that has been gathered, investigators believe that the husband was shot by his wife and that the gunshot wound to the wife was self-inflicted.

Deputies have responded previously to this address in regards to domestic violence related calls. The last domestic incident hat was reported was on October 29th, 2018 – two years to the date of last week’s murder-suicide.