The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, June 3, 1995                 TAG: 9506030379
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Briefs 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

SHOOTING DEATH INVESTIGATED

Police said Friday they were investigating the shooting of a 36-year-old woman as a suspicious death after her husband reported that she had committed suicide.

Deborah G. Sedath was found shot in the face at her residence in the 2600 block of Barclay Ave. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police were called at 4:25 a.m. by the woman's husband, who reported that she had removed a revolver from a nightstand and shot herself.

``At this time, investigators are attempting to determine all of the circumstances surrounding her death,'' said police spokesman G.A. Brown.

KEYWORDS: SHOOTING SUSPICIOUS DEATH by CNB