Crime & Safety
Man Kills Woman, Fatally Turns Gun On Self, Police Say
Police have identified the two people killed in a domestic-related shooting in Lawrenceville.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — The two people killed in a domestic-related shooting Wednesday at a Lawrenceville home have been identified.
Gwinnett County Police on Friday identified the duo as Rachel Free, 39, and Embrey Watson, 51.
The pair was found dead around 9:45 a.m. in a bedroom in the 600 block of Clearwater Place, and a gun was found at the scene, police previously said.
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Police said Free died when Watson shot her while she was asleep before turning the gun on himself.
Autopsy results from the medical examiner's office are pending, police said. A motive is unknown.
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