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Published Thu, Sep 02, 2010 06:07 AM
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Woman killed over Facebook status

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The Associated Press
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JACKSONVILLE -- Sheriff's officials in North Carolina say a woman was shot and killed by her former boyfriend after she changed her Facebook status to "engaged."

The Daily News of Jacksonville reported Tuesday that Onslow County Sheriff's Maj. Donnie Worrell said Karen Ann Rooney, 63, was shot twice in her home. Worrell said Peter Terrance Moonan, 62, then killed himself with the same .357-caliber handgun.

Worrell said their bodies were discovered Saturday by a neighbor who wanted to introduce his wife to Rooney. The neighbor also said Rooney had begun dating another man.

Rooney and Moonan dated for 16 years, and tax records show they bought a home together in 2002 before breaking up in February.

Worrell said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence.

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