English Village shooting victim laid to rest

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Police said Colleen's husband shot her and then tried to overdose on pills Monday.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - A Huntsville woman slain earlier this weekwas laid to rest Sunday.

A visitation and memorial service for34-year-old Colleen Penton was held Sunday evening.

Pentonwas found dead in a home on Thornmor Drive in English Village Mondaymorning. Police forced their way into the home after getting a call about apossible murder-suicide.

Family members said her husband, RobinPenton, shot her and then tried to overdose on pills. Robin Penton is nowcharged in the crime, Hewas arrested Friday on charges of murder and domestic violence. He is beingheld on a $500,000 bond.