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((http://www.wbrc.com) WBRC ) - Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife before before holding another family member at gunpoint. According to Winfield Police, officers received a call at 4:34 a.m. Saturday morning from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Department in North Carolina regarding a possible homicide near Tahoe Road in Winfield.      The sheriff’s department in North Carolina told Winfield Police that a suspect, identified as 22-year-old Mason Thomas Parnell, had contacted their office and said that he had shot and killed his wife in Winfield.  (William Parnell)   William Parnell (Robeson County, NC)     Police said they went to the home and found a woman lying in the kitchen area. Officers said they confirmed the woman had been shot and killed at the home. Officials said the investigation has indicated the Parnell left the home with two kids and a family member at gunpoint who was forced to drive to North Carolina. 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