A weekend shooting near Joplin is ruled a murder-suicide.

 

 The incident occurred Saturday night around 10pm when 9-1-1 dispatch in Newton County, Missouri, received a call from a man claiming to have shot his wife multiple times. The caller also stated he was going to shoot himself as well.

 

The Newton County Special Response Team responded to the call and gained entry into the house. Officers found 65-year-old Vicki Clanton deceased with multiple gunshot wounds. They also found 62-year-old William Clanton deceased from a single gun shot wound.

 

Newton County authorities continue to investigate the killings.