Case Number: 11366

Wright, Alice - Age 60 - Shot to death at 7:40 PM, 9/8/29, in her home, 2407 Prairie Ave., by her husband, Homer Wright, who committed suicide by shooting himself. 3 Dist.


Circumstances

Date of Offense September 8, 1929
Date of Death September 8, 1929
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address 2407 Prairie Ave
Type of Location Residence
Location Description home
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Suicide
Characteristics murder - suicide domestic violence
Method of Killing Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon shot to death
Victim Initiated Events Leading to Homicide No
Description Domestic violence
Total Number of Victims 1
Location home
Related to Organized Crime
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Wright, Alice
Age 60 years
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity English-Anglo
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Wright, Homer
Gender Male
Ethnicity English-Anglo
Race White
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Precinct 3
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Defendant Identified at Scene Defendant identified by someone else at scene

Legal

Allegations of Police Corruption No

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