Augusta, GA
Coroner identifies 86-year-old couple after alleged murder-suicide in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office confirmed that an 86-year-old couple has died after an alleged murder-suicide.
Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen says Kimiko Stewart was found inside the home with at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:10 p.m.
Her husband, Jerome Stewart, was also found inside the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound where he was transported to Wellstar/MCG where he later died at 11:22 p.m., according to Bowen.
According to the report, just after 7 p.m., the coroner’s office responded to the 3400 block of Byron Place for a shooting.
An autopsy has been scheduled for them both, Bowen says.
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