The incident happened in Texas , Saturday morning .
The couple whose wife is a nurse are blessed with three children.
No one could tell the reason for his action but this is how USA based veteran journalist Azuka Jebose reported the incident
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Morning Texas Tragedy
At sunrise this cold Saturday, Dr. Ben Okigbo, a medical doctor in Houston, pulled up a handgun and fatally shot his wife. His wife was a nurse too. A few seconds later he turned the gun on himself.
These hours their three children are dealing with the tragedy of losing their parents at home. We will never know why Dr. Okigbo, decided to kill his wife and commit suicide thereafter.
The tragic incident happened at his Greatwood, Texas home on Friday.
by Saharareporters, New York
Dec 20, 2020
A Nigerian Doctor in the United States, Dr Ben Okigbo, has shot himself to death.
The tragic incident happened at his Greatwood, Texas home on Friday.
Okigbo reportedly shot his wife, Theresa who was a licensed nurse before killing himself.
According to Sugar Land police in Texas, the deceased also attempted to kill his 21-year-old sons by strangling them after shooting his wife.
The sons survived the attack with injuries that are not life-threatening. On Friday morning, a daughter, who doesn t live at home, went there after she became concerned. She wasn t injured.
Police Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide Of Nigerian Doctor, Wife In US
SaharaReporters earlier reported that a Nigerian Doctor in the United States, Dr Ben Okigbo, shot himself to death on Friday. The tragic incident happened at his Greatwood, Texas, United States home.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 20, 2020
Sugar Land police are investigating the deaths of a Greatwood Nigerian couple found in their home Friday morning.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that a Nigerian Doctor in the United States, Dr Ben Okigbo, shot himself to death on Friday. The tragic incident happened at his Greatwood, Texas, United States home.
Police haven t said how they died, but an investigator on the scene told Khou.com that it s a possible murder-suicide.