Cops: Woman kills 1, injures 5, then kills self


November 21, 2011 at 1:12p.m.

Cops: Woman kills 1, injures 5, then kills self

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a woman angry over an affair that ended bitterly shot her boyfriend in a parking lot near Greensboro, then shot five more people before killing herself.

Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said today the gunwoman, 36-year-old Mary Ann Holder, is dead, along with her 17-year-old son. Her boyfriend, another son, his girlfriend, a niece and a nephew were all wounded. Four of them remain in critical condition.

Barnes says Holder confronted her boyfriend just before 9 a.m. and shot him in the shoulder. An hour later, deputies found Holder and she shot herself and one of her sons. Investigators at Holder’s home then discovered the other four victims.

Barnes says Holder left behind a note admitting to the shootings and apologizing for her actions.