UPDATED, 2:38 P.M.:
Police have identified the woman as Daphne Saddler, 38, and the man as Samuel Mills, 44. Police said that her next of kin have been identified, but they have been unable to locate next of kin for Mills.
Police did not say how they were related but that they lived in the home together, and that Mills killed Saddler before committing suicide, and that both of them died from apparent gunshot wounds.
Cobb property tax records show that Saddler was the owner of the home, and purchased it in 2021.
She was an attorney and the founder of Brick Law Firm in the Cumberland area.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Cobb Police said they suspect that a man killed a woman at a residence in Northeast Cobb before taking his own life there Saturday morning.
They said that officers were called to a home on Research Drive, located off Morgan Road, shortly after 10:30 a.m., on a report of “a person down,” and found two people, a man and a woman, dead at the scene.
The address was located in the Ramblewood neighborhood near Sprayberry High School.
Their names of the dead individuals have not been released, and Cobb Police have not provided further information or indicated a possible motive.
In a brief statement to East Cobb News, Cobb Police Sgt. Eric Smith said only that the “preliminary investigation indicates that this was a homicide, and the offender then committed suicide. The male was the offender, and the female was the victim. Both subjects resided at the residence.”
Police said their investigation is continuing, and that anyone with information is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit at 770) 499-3945.
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