Shelly M. Vandegriffe

Suicide

Phelps County Sheriff's Department was called to Vandegriffe's residence, where it was reported Vandegriffe was threatening family members with a gun, police said. When deputies arrived on scene, Vandegriffe had barricaded herself inside the residence, alone, and her family was in a residence next door. Deputies made contact with Vandegriffe through the window of her home, and she told them she had a gun. Deputies then heard the sound of rifle being cocked. A three-hour stand-off ensued, and shortly before noon, deputies heard the firearm discharge inside the house and entered the residence, where they found Vandegriffe dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.