The Hall County Sheriff’s Office charged a Gainesville woman with felony murder after a Gainesville man was fatally shot early Saturday morning, March 8.
Suzanne Renee Mericle, 61, is charged with felony murder, aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in the death of 68-year-old James David Barron, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Deputies were called to the couple’s home in the 4200 block of Bayridge Drive, off C. Rogers Road, around 1:15 a.m. Saturday. They arrived to find Barron unresponsive in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to his torso, the release said.
Hall County Fire Rescue took Barron to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. His next of kin has been notified.
Investigators determined Mericle shot Barron with a handgun while the couple were in their bedroom. According to the sheriff’s office, Mericle was at the home when deputies arrived.
She was arrested and booked into the Hall County Jail, where she is being held without bond. The sheriff’s office is continuing the investigation.
