 A shooting suspect in Tazewell was found dead Monday morning, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. The Tazewell Police Department reports that officers were called to the 200 block of Muncy Lane at 11:31 p.m. Sunday. There was evidence of forced entry at the home and a 48-year-old woman was found inside with a gunshot wound. 48-year-old John D. Lester II developed as the suspect and was charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Officers then found Lester at around 6 a.m. Monday dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The shooting appears to be domestic in nature and is still under investigation. The woman remains hospitalized in serious condition.
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