Thursday, July 15, 1999
Suicide ends long standoff
Man kills wife, self in dispute, police say
BY EARNEST WINSTON
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A 31-year-old Evanston man who, police say, shot and killed his wife Tuesday during a standoff, died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Police say Douglas K. Harris shot himself about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday to end the eight-hour standoff with police which began as a domestic disturbance with his wife, Stefanie Harris, 29.
Mrs. Harris' death is the 19th homicide Cincinnati police have investigated this year — 13 of which have been shooting deaths.
Police arrived at the couple's home in the 1900 block of Clarion Ave., after a neighbor called authorities about a disturbance. After police began negotiating with Mr. Harris, who had a gun in his hand, he ordered officers to stay back. That's when police took cover.
SWAT officers were called in. Minutes later, police say, Mrs. Harris crawled onto the roof of a second-floor porch. Mr. Harris then leaned out of the window and fired several shots at his wife, who fell to the ground, police said.
Mr. Harris had a 3-year-old child with him during part of the negotiations, but the child was released unharmed. A family in the downstairs unit was also rescued by SWAT members.
As police negotiated with Mr. Harris via phone, relatives arrived at the scene. A hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday Mr. Harris' family requested that no more information be released to reporters.
Mr. Harris' criminal history includes a 1994 conviction for drug trafficking and a 1996 conviction for child enticement. Mr. Harris also had an open warrant for contempt of court.
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