Police investigating apparent murder-suicide in Northport

Two people are dead and another person in the hospital after an apparent murder-suicide in Northport.Police say 21-year-old William Murphy was despondent when he called his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old

News 12 Staff

Nov 3, 2006, 11:35 PM

Updated 6,526 days ago

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Two people are dead and another person in the hospital after an apparent murder-suicide in Northport.Police say 21-year-old William Murphy was despondent when he called his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Kristin Wenz. Wenz decided to go with a friend to check on him. Police say at some point, the ex-girlfriend asked Murphy to get some of her clothes he had, but when he returned he was carrying a rifle. According to police, Murphy shot Wenz when she tried fleeing by car. Police say Murphy then turned the gun on himself. They say 22 shots were fired, hitting two other houses in the neighborhood as well.Wenz's friend was taken to the hospital after being hit by shrapnel and was being spoken to by detectives.