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Marine charged in wife's shooting death
Posted: 02.20.2011 at 10:02 AM
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Police are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman early Sunday morning
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Police are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman early Sunday morning

ALBANY, GA -- Police are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman early Sunday morning.

Officers were called to a home in the 2200 block of West Gordon Avenue, just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday. When they got there they found Natalie Eppler with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to the hospital, but was pronounced dead about an hour later.

Her husband 25-year-old James M. Eppler was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Officers say James Eppler is an active duty marine.

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