Crime & Safety

Man Corners Wife And Another Man, Kills Them, Then Self: Police

The 3 people who died in a Cartersville shooting Saturday have been identified. Police say it was a murder-suicide.

BARTOW COUNTY, GA --The Bartow County Sheriff's Office has released the names of the three people who died Saturday, in what they are calling a murder-suicide.

According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, the three persons involved have been identified as Nayeli Fernandez-Diaz, 34, and Matthew McArthur, 42, both of White, Georgia; and Jose Flores-Neve, 37, of Kennesaw.

Flores-Neve and Ferndandez-Diaz were married, but were reportedly separated since last year. According to police, evidence and eye witness information shows that Flores-Neve was following Fernandez-Diaz and McArthur in his vehicle when they entered the dead-end Gray Road off of Old Rudy York Road just after 4:30 p.m.

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At the end of Gray Road, Flores-Neve confronted the pair armed with a rifle and pistol. Numerous shots were fired and Flores-Neve then turned his gun on himself after mortally wounding Fernandez-Diaz and McArthur.

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Anyone having thoughts of suicide or self-harm may contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit the group’s website. The lifeline provides free, confidential counseling and support.

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