Ohio man arrested after allegedly handing wife gun to ‘call her bluff’ in suicide

VERMILIAN, Ohio — A 71-year-old Ohio man is behind bars after he allegedly handed his wife a weapon to “call her bluff” after she made suicidal thoughts aloud.

According to The Mirror , Michael Joseph Krupienski has been charged with reckless homicide after he allegedly gave his wife a weapon that she used to take her own life.

The news outlet reports that Krupienski called 911 shortly after 12:15 p.m. to report that his wife had shot herself.

When authorities arrived, they discovered the body of Maria Krupienski, 81, who reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to the Mirror, the couple had been drinking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars club in Avon, Ohio, just days before the anniversary of their daughter’s suicide.

Sister station WJW reports that while Maria was under the influence of alcohol, she allegedly “made suicidal thoughts out loud,” causing Michael to retrieve a loaded .357 magnum handgun.

He then reportedly handed it to her to “call her bluff.”

Maria then allegedly fatally shot herself, with Vermillion Police finding her body sometime later.

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