He turned around "to see a gun pointed at his head, " Noble County Sheriff Stephen S. Hannum later explained.

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"Everything he does, she misses -- and that's wrong, " Hannum said.

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The investigation into the killings began the night of November 6, 2011, when a Noble County deputy sheriff responded to a call and came upon a "white, middle-aged man being treated for a gunshot wound to the right arm, " according to Sheriff Stephen S. Hannum of Noble County.

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