THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, April 23, 1996 TAG: 9604230642
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B11 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
A Portsmouth woman was arrested and charged Monday in the shooting death of her husband, police said.
The shooting happened just before 3:30 p.m. at the couple's home in 150 block of Choate St., which is near the Douglas Park section of the city. Vernon Alexander Jones apparently was shot after an argument with his wife, said police spokeswoman Amber Whittaker.
Jones, 50, was taken to a hospital where he died a short time later.
His wife, Rose Outland Jones, was later arrested without incident at the home. Jones, 39, was charged with murder and using a firearm in a felony. She was being held in the Portsmouth City Jail.
KEYWORDS: SHOOTING MURDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE by CNB