Off-duty paramedic rushed to scene of Mich. murder-suicide

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TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Kalamazoo County. The victim and shooter were boyfriend and girlfriend. Their relationship took a deadly turn Thursday night.

Investigators say 40-year old Michael Cowling pulled a gun on his girlfriend and fired, hitting her in the head. An off-duty paramedic who was visiting a neighboring apartment rushed to help as a distraught Cowling was outside. When he heard sirens, Cowling ran back in and threatened to commit suicide.

The paramedic left the home as Cowling held the gun, continuing to threaten suicide. Cowling was on the phone with a dispatcher as police surrounded the apartment. About fifteen minutes later there was another gunshot. A SWAT team forced its way into the home. Both Cowling and his girlfriend, 37-year-old Jennifer Bickings, were dead.

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