A New Jersey woman has been charged with murder, accused of fatally shooting her husband, a figure in local Republican politics, on Christmas Day.
Township of Hamilton Police responded to a residence in the 5200 block of Mays Landing Somers Point Road on Sunday on a report of an injured man, according to aWhen officers arrived they found David B. Wigglesworth suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The man's wife, Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, had called 911 saying she had been in a fight and told responding officers she shot her husband, local newspaperShe was arrested in connection with his death and booked into the Atlantic County Justice Facility. An autopsy determined Wigglesworth died of a single gunshot wound and the manner of his death was a homicide, prosecutors said.He previously served as president of the Planning Board in Hamilton Township and unsuccessfully ran as a Republican for the Township Committee in 2012, The Press of Atlantic City reported.to him on Facebook saying: “He was a dedicated member of the party and worked tirelessly to support many Republican campaigns over the years, including his own.
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