The Big Picture: Dallas, GA - DV Murder-Suicide

Friday, July 24, 2009

Dallas, GA - DV Murder-Suicide

Dallas police are investigating a domestic murder-suicide.

Police said Brad Armstrong, 35, shot and killed his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend Heather McCarthy after the couple had broken up. Then Armstrong fatally shot himself.

Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of the bodies being found at the Merchants Courts apartments, police spokesman Sgt. Bill Gorman said.

The couple had been together for about a year until McCarthy ended the relationship two weeks ago, Gorman said.

Relatives told police the Armstrong was physically abusive, and had attacked McCarthy days before the breakup. Gorman said police have no reports of domestic violence between the couple.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: its crazy how the media could ruin someones name like that.; October 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Because murder hasn't done enough to ruin it?; October 22, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Hes a murderer....pretty much ruined that himself; June 16, 2012 at 12:28 AM

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship through physical, sexual, emotional, and/or financial abuse. Both men and women are capable of misusing power and perpetrating violence, and male victims are often just as afraid to call the police. More resources for female survivors exist, however, because overwhelmingly women and children suffer the most severe consequences (medical, legal, social, and financial) and therefore require the most intensive interventions.

Many women choose to stay in abusive relationships because they do not want their relationship to end...just the violence. Women often remain in, or return to, abusive relationships because their partners threaten to harm them and their loved ones if they attempt to leave. Commonly, women choose to leave when they become convinced that their life is at risk, or that their children are in danger.

Domestic violence is not just a "family matter". The violence will not stop until men and women come together with a common attitude of non-tolerance. We must speak out for those who may not feel safe speaking up, and our children must learn through our words and example that violence is never justified.