Shooting of Woman and Attempted Suicide for Love
- Title of event
- Shooting of Woman and Attempted Suicide for Love
- Type of event
- Shooting
- Address of event
- Shooting of Woman and Attempted Suicide for Love Happened Entirely at 315, Edgecombe Ave
- Report on event
- Shooting of Woman and Attempted Suicide for Love Sole event referenced by Love-Sick Young Romeo Shoots Woman and Trains Pistol Upon Self at Party
- Start date / time
- April 27, 1930
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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During a party Miss Goldie Blue was hosting at her home, her housemate - who had made repeated rebuffed advances on her for months - suddenly shot her in the hip with a pistol. He was about to shoot himself in the head when he was disarmed. Miss Blue was immediately taken to the Presbyterian Hospital by her other housemate who was at the party, and her gunshot wound in the hip was declared serious but not fatal. Edward Martien was arrested.
- Notes
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Shooting occurred early Sunday morning.