Moundville wife shot by husband in front of daughter on Christmas morning dies

The 34-year-old Moundville woman allegedly shot by her husband in front of their 9-year-old daughter Christmas morning before killing himself has died, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office said Sunday afternoon.

Tamiesure Minter Vanhorn was airlifted to DCH Hospital in critical condition shortly after the 1:30 a.m. shooting at the Cedar Bend Mobile Home Park in Moundville. Capt. Gary Hood, commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, released a statement around 4:15 p.m. Sunday saying Minter Vanhorn died of her injuries.

Her husband, Tyrone Vanhorn, 39, told a family member that he shot his wife before fatally shooting himself. He committed the shooting in front of the couple's 9-year-old daughter early Christmas morning.

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