BERKELEY COUNTY
By: Import User
Updated: February 6, 2007
41-year-old Curtis Burkett allegedly shot and killed his wife Cathy and her friend William Zimmerman. Burkett is described as 6 feet tall, approximately 230 pounds with brown shoulder-length hair, and a possbile goatee.
He is hearing impaired and was last seen wearing blue jeans and an orange shirt. He is reportedly driving an early 1980s Ford model F-150 pickup truck with the Pennsylvania license plate YTC6282.
The truck is painted camouflage with a leafy design on it. Investigators said Zimmerman was found dead from a single gunshot would at a residence on Robinson Road.
Burkett was also found dead with multiple gun shot wounds at her home on Garnes Road. State Police said Curtis Burkett was arrested on a simple assault charge a week ago.
They believe the motive for the shooting is domestic. Burkett is considered armed and dangerous.
Reported by Cara Sinclair"
Update: Shooting at Nightclub Delays Murder Trial in Another Case,1154229254,1154387329,"[img align=left]http://www.nbc25.com/main/uploads/ChadMerrill_1154301841_shooting.jpg[/img][i][b]Updated at 7:00 p.m. on 8/1/2006[/b][/i]
BUNKER HILL, WV- A murder trial was supposed to begin in Berkeley County on Tuesday, but a key witness was shot over the weekend.
