Authorities think Lake County man killed his wife before turning gun on himself

Authorities think a Lake County man shot his wife to death and then shot and killed himself Tuesday night following a domestic dispute at their home in Nice, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

At about 7 p.m., sheriff’s dispatchers received a call from a man saying he had killed his wife and was going to take his own life. When deputies arrived at their home on the 3400 block of Boggs Avenue, they found a man, Kenneth Lovelady, 60, and his wife, Laura Lovelady, 56, had suffered gunshot wounds.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. He was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport and then airlifted to another medical center, where he died shortly after arriving, Lt. Corey Paulich said.

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the shooting and have no other outstanding suspects.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Dean Preader at 707-262-4231.

You can reach Staff Writer Ethan Varian at ethan.varian@pressdemocrat.com or 707-521-5412. On Twitter @ethanvarian.