Man shot and killed his wife and another man at their mobile home in Idaho, cops say
Oct. 18 2021, Published 5:11 p.m. ET
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after he fatally shot his wife and another man in the couple’s mobile home, police said.
Jesse Leigh, 39, allegedly killed his wife, Jennifer D. Leigh, 41, and Timothy D. Hunt, 21, at the trailer park in the 4200 block of Philbin Road in Pocatello, Idaho, around 11:15 p.m. on Friday, according to the Idaho State Journal.
Police say their 7-year-old son was in the residence at the time of the shooting, but it is unclear if the child witnessed the attack, the Idaho State Journal reported.
The boy did not suffer any injuries and is currently with other family members, according to the Idaho State Journal.
Police arrested Jesse Leigh without incident at a residence around 1:40 a.m. Oct. 16, and he was booked into jail on two counts of manslaughter for the shooting, the Idaho State Journal reported.
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He is being held at the Bannock County Jail, according to the Idaho State Journal.
Jesse Leigh was armed with a handgun when he was arrested, but police are still determining if it was the firearm he used to kill Hunt and Jennifer Leigh, the Idaho State Journal reported.
Police said they found out about the double homicide after a neighbor called 911 to report hearing gunshots coming from the Leighs’ residence on Oct. 15, according to the Idaho State Journal.
Responding officers found Hunt and Jennifer Leigh dead from gunshot wounds inside the mobile home, the Idaho State Journal reported. Investigators have not said what led to the shooting.
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