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August 17, 2006
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Calvert man charged with murdering wife
By Frank Harrell SA Correspondent

A Calvert man has been arrested on a charge of murder in connection with the death of his wife at their home on Gaines Road in Calvert.

Rayfield Rodgers, 62, is a suspect in the shooting death of Maggie Gaines Rodgers, 53, said Deputy Idris Merida.

The man is suspected of shooting his wife once in the chest with a .32 caliber revolver after a domestic argument.

Their 10-year-old daughter, who was in an adjacent room, heard the shooting and reported it.

Merida said the suspect went to a relative's house in Mobile, where he was arrested by Mobile Police and transported

to the Washington County Jail. The shooting took place around 7 p.m. Sunday.

The victim apparently was attempting to leave the house, because a purse was found in her hand. She fell dead near the front door of their house after being shot in a bedroom.

Assisting in the investigation were Deputy Luke Singleton, Chief Deputy John Traylor and District Attorney Spencer Walker.
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