Another Deadly Breakup

"DALLAS, GA - 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 [that] Armstrong was physically abusive, and had attacked McCarthy days before the breakup. Gorman said police have no reports of domestic violence between the couple.

"`She drove him to Tennessee and left him with a friend,` Gorman said. `He came home today.`

"Gorman said McCarthy’s relatives urged her to go to the police the last time the Armstrong attacked her.

"`Had she done that, this might have been avoided today,` Gorman said."

Source: ajc.com...