Toccoa Couple Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide
By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa
In Toccoa, authorities say a couple found dead in their apartment are the victims of a murder-suicide.
Wednesday afternoon, Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said autopsy results confirmed the manner of deaths for 51-year-old Ernest Farren Mitchell and 49-year-old Selena Dianne Mitchell.
According to Jarrell, an officer responded to an apartment at the Andrews Court Apartment complex on Currahee St. just after noon on Tuesday for a welfare check.
Jarrell said one of his officers forced his way into the apartment and found the couple dead.
Jarrell said so far, investigators don’t know why Mitchell shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. He said investigators found no evidence of forced entry and he said there was never any threat to the public.