California Officer Kills Wife, Then Himself Outside Nutrition Store

Brad Wheat, left, and Mary Wheat, second from (L), in a file family photo. In Martell, Calif., on Sept. 3, 2018. Wheat Family Memorial fund/GoFundMe

A California Highway Patrol officer killed himself after shooting his wife dead outside of a nutrition store the officer broke into, authorities said.

The deaths took place in Martell in northern California on Monday night, Sept. 3.