Wakefield Man Formally Indicted on Murder Charge

David McCall, 72, of 493 Lowell Street, has been formally indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on charges that he murdered his wife, Elaine McCall, 69, on March 28.

McCall is charged with first degree murder, armed assault with the intent to murder a person over age of 60, and improper storage of a firearm.

McCall was on March 28, where he was held without bail. He will appear in Middlesex District Court for an arraignment on Friday, May 27 at 9 a.m.

According to authorities, on March 28, at approximately 8 a.m., Wakefield Police responded to McCall’s Lowell Street home after the defendant called 911 to report a murder-suicide.

Authorities allege that after a dispute between McCall and his wife, McCall went upstairs to retrieve a firearm. Upon returning downstairs, he is alleged to have fired the gun at his wife twice, striking her once in the chest. It is alleged that he then called 911 and attempted to shoot himself.

Upon arrival, police found Elaine McCall suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Authorities observed David McCall to have a superficial wound under his left arm, consistent with being grazed by a bullet. He was treated on scene by EMTs, but refused to be transported to an area hospital. He was then arrested at the scene and transported to the Wakefield Police Department.  

Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Kontz, Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit, will serve as prosecutor in the case.