Man kills woman, then himself in Richland County

IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff’s deputies say a man has killed the mother of his child, then turned the gun on himself. Authorities say the woman was found wounded on the side of a road near Irmo around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies went to a mobile home about a half-mile away, where the suspected gunman was holding his 2-year-old son hostage. Investigators say the man shot the boy and fired at a deputy before turning the gun on himself. The deputy was not hurt, and the toddler is expected to recover. The names of the man and woman have not been released. (Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)