Richard, 50, and Laurette, 38, got married Saturday at 2 p.m. on the front porch of their home, 617 Black Street. About 30 relatives and friends attended the wedding. But then Richard shot his wife with a .22- calibre handgun. The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. It happened after she threw a plate of wedding reception macaroni at him. A neighbor called the police.
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The couple had been living together in the house for about four or five months before they were married. Mr, Brunson worked for a construction company and Laurette worked for a government housing program but had recently quit.
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As for Richard Brunson his whereabouts are still unknown and Laurette Brunson is in St. Luke’s Hospital. She is in satisfactory condition since she was shot in the abdomen.