Marylue Wigglesworth: New Jersey woman accused of fatally shooting husband David on Christmas day
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SOMERS POINT ROAD, NEW JERSEY: A 51-year-old woman, Marylue Wigglesworth, has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting her husband, David Wigglesworth, 57, on Christmas day. Police officers responded to the family’s Somers Point Road residence around 10.19 pm on Sunday, December 25.
The officers found David suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 51-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder. However, they remained at the Atlantic County Justice Facility on Monday, December 26, reported New York Post. Prosecutors did not reveal any further information about possible motives.
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David is known as Wiggy among his circles. He was politically active and campaigned as a Republican for the township committee in 2019. The duo also share a son together. He also served on the Planning Board and volunteered for The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. David ran with Bruce Strigh for the Hamilton Township Committee in 2012. However, Rodney Guishard and Judy Link, in the General Election of 2012, defeated Wigglesworth and Strigh.
According to the Atlantic Police County officers, "On December 25, 2022, at approximately 10:19 p.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to a residence on the 5200 block of Mays Landing Somers Point Rd., for an injured male. Officers arrived to find the man, later identified as David B. Wigglesworth suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Mr. Wigglesworth was pronounced deceased.”
In a separate incident, a five-year-old boy was shot on Christmas Eve, turning the family's festive weekend into a tragedy. Following a shooting that was reported at the Kansas City, Missouri, residence just before 6.45 pm on Saturday, the police and rescue personnel arrived and performed life-saving measures on the boy who was suffering from a gunshot wound. A nearby hospital rated the boy's injuries as critical and admitted him. However, the officers gave an update with "immense grief" at 11.43 am on Christmas morning, stating the youngster had died at the hospital the previous night. According to authorities, detectives questioned witnesses who were inside the house when the incident occurred, reported MEAWW.