A death that solved two problems at once

The gist of the story takes one sentence to tell:

A man whose wife had recently died was only a few feet away from his own tombstone in a family burial plot when he pointed a loaded gun at a deputy and was fatally shot, authorities said Thursday.

And the man was helpful in two ways:

1. No need to go drive too far for his burial
2. And (I know you will hate me for this, but I can't restrain myself) he solved the issue of his tombstone epitaph. Surely it will be: "I didn't shoot the deputy".

Apologies all around...