Former state Senator's Houck's son kills man, then takes own life, authorities say

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Hat tip, InsideNova: UPDATED: Former senator's son shoots self on I-95 after hotel murder

UPDATED: Former senator's son shoots self on I-95 after hotel murder

Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 12:45 pm

BY JIM NOLAN Richmond Times-Dispatch
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The son of former state Sen. R. Edward Houck, D-Spotsylvania took his own life Tuesday after police said he fatally shot the boyfriend of his estranged domestic partner during a confrontation at a Caroline County motel.

Authorities said Todd T. Houck, 36, of Spotsylvania, confronted his partner and her boyfriend at a motel in Bowling Green around 8 a.m.

Officials said Houck fatally shot the boyfriend, Jeremy Gift, 36, of Stafford County, then abducted his 34-year-old {former} partner and fled north on Interstate 95

Responding to a 911 call at the Relax Inn at 18000 A.P. Hill Blvd., Caroline County police saw an SUV pull out of the parking lot and gave chase. Virginia State Police picked up the pursuit on Interstate 95 north. ... After 30 miles, Houck's vehicle came to a stop and struck a state police cruiser near mile marker 124 around 8:38 a.m. Authorities said they heard a shot fired inside the vehicle and found Houck dead of an apparently self-inflicted wound.

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