New York Science Teacher and Father of 3 Fatally Shoots Wife While Cleaning Gun

 Corinth, New York, woman died on Thursday after she was shot as her husband cleaned his gun.

“At approximately 10:30 PM, 35 year old Eric Rosenbrock was performing mainitenance on his legally possessed handgun when a round was discharged that struck his wife, 34 year old Ashley Rosenbrock,” Major Robert E. Patnaude of the New York State Police wrote in a press release. Ashley died at Saratoga Hospital.

Eric works as a science teacher in Lake George, New York, The Post-Star reported. He and Ashley shared three kids.Dr. Michael Sikirica performed an autopsy on Ashley on Saturday. “The results of the autopsy are consistent with the information and evidence that has been discovered to this point in the investigation,” the press release concluded, noting that the investigation is ongoing.

New York State Police’s Public Information Office and Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

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