Sportsman Channel TV host shot to death by a woman's 'jealous' husband
Published: 2013 March 11 06:57:46 (4651 Views)
Police investigating the murder of a popular hunting TV host in Montana do not believe the man was having an affair with the woman he was visiting when he was shot dead by her husband.
Gregory Rodriguez, 43, the host of The Sportsman Channel show 'A Rifleman's Journal', was shot and killed on Thursday night in Whitefish, Montana, where he was on a business trip.
After firing the fatal shots, the shooter, Wayne Bengston, 41, brutally beat his wife, took his two-year-old son to a relative's house, and drove to his home in West Glacier, Montana, where he turned the gun on himself.
Despite the belief that Bengston shot Rodriguez in a jealous rage, police said that it does not appear that Rodriguez was having an affair with the woman.
Whitefish Police Chief Bill Dial said that Rodriguez and the woman, who works for a firearms manufacturer in the Flathead Valley, met at a trade show and struck up a casual relationship that officers do not believe was romantic.
Rodriguez, a married father of two, was in Montana on a business trip, his family said in a statement on Saturday.
The family said: 'Greg was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother and friend. We love him and will miss him dearly. Please respect the family in their time of mourning and allow them to grieve in peace.'
Gregory G. Rodriguez Wayne Bengston
An outpouring on social media has followed the death of Rodriguez, who combined his comfort in front of the camera and travels to exotic locations with his hunting and shooting expertise into a popular program.
The Sportsman Channel said that in January 'A Rifleman's Journal' won 'Best Instructional/Educational Program' at the Sportsman Channel's Sportsman Choice Awards.
'We're all in a state of shock and disbelief right now,' said David Kelly, a spokesman for the Houston Safari Club, of which Rodriguez was a member.
After the shooting at Bengston's mother-in-law's home, Flathead County sheriff's deputies responded to Bengston's West Glacier home and found Bengston's truck in the driveway.
The SWAT team also responded, but they were unable to make contact with the man.
When they entered the home, they found Bengston dead inside of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Rodriguez, from Sugar Land, Texas, leaves behind his wife Lisa and two children, including a 13-year-old son who is frequently featured shooting animals with him on the Rifleman's Journal Facebook page.
- Daily Mail
Gregory Rodriguez, 43, the host of The Sportsman Channel show 'A Rifleman's Journal', was shot and killed on Thursday night in Whitefish, Montana, where he was on a business trip.
After firing the fatal shots, the shooter, Wayne Bengston, 41, brutally beat his wife, took his two-year-old son to a relative's house, and drove to his home in West Glacier, Montana, where he turned the gun on himself.
Despite the belief that Bengston shot Rodriguez in a jealous rage, police said that it does not appear that Rodriguez was having an affair with the woman.
Whitefish Police Chief Bill Dial said that Rodriguez and the woman, who works for a firearms manufacturer in the Flathead Valley, met at a trade show and struck up a casual relationship that officers do not believe was romantic.
Rodriguez, a married father of two, was in Montana on a business trip, his family said in a statement on Saturday.
The family said: 'Greg was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother and friend. We love him and will miss him dearly. Please respect the family in their time of mourning and allow them to grieve in peace.'
Gregory G. Rodriguez Wayne Bengston
An outpouring on social media has followed the death of Rodriguez, who combined his comfort in front of the camera and travels to exotic locations with his hunting and shooting expertise into a popular program.
The Sportsman Channel said that in January 'A Rifleman's Journal' won 'Best Instructional/Educational Program' at the Sportsman Channel's Sportsman Choice Awards.
'We're all in a state of shock and disbelief right now,' said David Kelly, a spokesman for the Houston Safari Club, of which Rodriguez was a member.
After the shooting at Bengston's mother-in-law's home, Flathead County sheriff's deputies responded to Bengston's West Glacier home and found Bengston's truck in the driveway.
The SWAT team also responded, but they were unable to make contact with the man.
When they entered the home, they found Bengston dead inside of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Rodriguez, from Sugar Land, Texas, leaves behind his wife Lisa and two children, including a 13-year-old son who is frequently featured shooting animals with him on the Rifleman's Journal Facebook page.
- Daily Mail
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