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A man arrested in Leominster, Massachusetts, after an hours-long police standoff on Friday appeared in court Monday, where authorities said he shot and killed his wife.
James Marsh, 64, is facing various charges. He is also accused of pointing a gun at an officer during the incident that shook the community .
Prosecutors said in court Monday that Marsh had a fight with his wife at home, then shot and killed her.
According to court documents, just before 3 p.m. Leominster police responded to Marsh’s Union Street home after receiving a 911 call that got disconnected. An officer arriving at the home found Marsh sitting on a couch and another person covered with a blanket. That’s when, prosecutors allege, he pointed a gun at the officer.
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Investigators said Marsh then barricaded himself in the home for more than four hours before voluntarily surrendering and being taken into custody by local and state police.
He is currently charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm.
Outside of the court the family of the victim declined to comment just before the suspect faced a judge.
A not guilty plea was entered on Marsh’s behalf.
Residents of the neighborhood said the whole situation was sad and scary.
“They started to just say put the gun down come out with your hands up, everything will be OK, just you know that was really what they just kept saying,” neighbor Ashley Allen said.
The judge ordered Marsh to remain detained pending a final hearing for a continuance of his arraignment scheduled for this Friday. Charges could be upgraded at that time.
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