Amarillo Police Investigate Murder-Suicide

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Police say 50-year-old Eloise Evans walked in to a Jewish temple, shot 15-year-old Zachery Weir several times and then took her own life.

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Published: Nov. 1, 2005 at 2:41 AM CST|Updated: Dec. 14, 2014 at 1:15 AM CST

A murder-suicide has the city of Amarillo in shock.

The incident happened Sunday, inside a Jewish temple. Police say 50-year-old Eloise Evans walked in, shot 15-year-old Zachery Weir several times and then took her own life.

Investigators are not sure of the motive, but they are not calling it a hate crime. They say Evans knew Zachery's father.

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