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Husband charged in shooting death of 65-year-old wife

A man was arrested Tuesday after his 65-year-old wife was shot and killed.

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Terry Russell Parker, 61
PIKEVILLE, N.C. — A man was arrested Tuesday after his 65-year-old wife was shot and killed.

Around 9:45 p.m., deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Barrier Place, where a caller reported a woman had been shot. Margaret Parker, who lived in the home, dies of her injuries, according to officials.

Terry Russell Parker, 61, the victim's husband, was charged with an open count of murder. He was placed in the Wayne County Detention Center under no bond.

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