Man Dead After Allegedly Shooting Wife

LUFKIN — Lufkin Police are investigating an apparent murder. According to KETK, the incident happened Friday afternoon. Officers reportedly shot Maurell McClendon, 86, after he shot his wife. Reports say McClendon was in a yard carrying a gun, while his estranged wife, Christine, lay on the ground wounded after reportedly being shot. Christine McClendon later died at the hospital. Maurell was taken to a Lufkin hospital. He was later flown to a Tyler’s East Texas Medical Center where he died Sunday night.