A Virginia man who assaulted his wife with a hatchet during a domestic dispute killed himself with a chainsaw, police said.

Fairfax County police said it received a report of an assault with a weapon around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at a home in Springfield after a family member allegedly arrived at the home and saw a 70-year-old man striking his 76-year-old wife with the blunt side of hatchet.

“The family member was able to rescue the victim, bring her outside,” Fairfax County Police Officer Reem Awad told Fox 5 DC. “At which point, the male suspect did follow outside and a struggle ensued over the ax. 911 was called at that point and we responded.”

The man reportedly barricaded himself inside the home.

“One officer was able to see inside the garage where the suspect was located on the floor,” Awad said. “He appeared to have life-threatening injuries to the upper body. He has since died from those injuries. They appear to be caused by a chainsaw.”

Police said the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is under investigation.

Film at 11... 😟

Impressive dedication to the act.

Reminds me of this story of dedication.

One particular case has been documented from Australia. In February 1995, a man committed suicide on parkland in Canberra. He took a pump action shotgun and shot himself in the chest. The load passed through the chest without hitting a rib, and went out the other side. He then walked fifteen meters, pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head. After reloading the shotgun, he leaned the shotgun against his throat, and shot his throat and part of his jaw. He then reloaded a final time, walked 200 meters to a hill, sat down on the slope, held the gun against his chest with his hands and operated the trigger with his toes. This shot entered the thoracic cavity and demolished the heart, killing him.[5][6]

Missed all the action...if the windows had been open, I'd have probably heard the chainsaw

Well, if at first you don't succeed.

That's as man right there. Holy shït.

Was he Leatherface's relative?


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damm Aussies talk real purty, but don't know how to shoot a gun...