Weapon that caused wife’s death in question

WELLSVILLE — The gun a man said he used to shoot and kill his wife isn’t the weapon that killed her.

That information came to light Thursday when a search warrant was returned in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.

Jack C. Amato Jr., 35, had told investigators that he shot his wife on July 1 after they argued at their home at 1200 Commerce St. Authorities were notified about 1:40 p.m. that day.

Tonia Brundage Amato, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Amato Jr. said she had fired at him and he returned fire, shooting her once between the eyes. She was found face down on the floor in a living room area.

Authorities seized a .22 caliber pistol and a spent shell and a .45 caliber revolver and a spent shell.

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