Tennessee Teacher Allegedly Kills Husband

(Columbia, Tennessee) A 38-year-old first-grade teacher at Riverside Elementary School, Shawn Michelle Armstrong, was arrested Saturday for allegedly killing her husband, 42-year-old Maury Franklin Armstrong Jr.

She faces one count of second-degree murder.

Authorities were dispatched about 3 p.m. Saturday to Grannys Road, a dirt driveway that veers off Arrow Lake Road a few miles south of downtown Mt. Pleasant.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Spokeswoman Kristin Helm said Maury Armstrong was shot in a wooded area off Grannys road.

The man was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he later died from his injuries.

Law enforcement officials declined to discuss the motive for the shooting or what weapon was used. Helm said the Armstrongs were separated.

Armstrong was booked into custody with bond set at $500,000.