A woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot a man to death inside their Hall County home over the weekend, authorities said.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:15 a.m. Saturday to the 4200 block of Bayridge Drive after the shooting. The secluded street is located near the Chattahoochee River and Don Carter State Park.
When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive man in a bedroom who was shot once in the torso, the sheriff’s office said.
County fire crews took the man to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead.
On Saturday night, the victim was identified as 68-year-old James David Barron by the sheriff’s office.
After an investigation, the sheriff’s office said it identified the suspect as 61-year-old Suzanne Renee Mericle, who was at the scene when deputies arrived and is accused of shooting Barron with a handgun.
While a motive is unclear, the two were in a relationship and lived together at the home, according to the sheriff’s office. They were not married, a sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Mericle is also charged with aggravated assault under the family violence act and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, officials said.
She was booked into the Hall County Jail, where she is being held without bond as of Sunday morning, according to online records.
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