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Husband shoots self, kills wife by mistake

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Southern California say a man who shot and killed himself accidentally killed his wife as well when the bullet went through his head and struck her.

"It's strange," Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Zamora told the Los Angeles Times. "I have never seen something like that, and I've been a deputy for almost 10 years."

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The woman was standing about 8 feet away from her husband when she was shot. The couple had reportedly been having an argument when the husband pulled out the gun.

Investigators have withheld the couple's names pending notification of relatives.

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