Retired Cop Shot Estranged Wife in the Face Without ‘Discussion, Dialogue, or Argument’
Mass shooting
Ex-Ventura Police Sgt. John Patrick Dowling walked up to his estranged wife Wednesday night at Cook’s Corner, where she was enjoying the legendary California biker bar’s weekly spaghetti with a friend from Arizona. Without a word, he shot Marie Dowling in the face with a handgun, then shot her friend, 49-year-old Tonya Clark. It’s just …