Police: Santa Rosa man, 84, possibly killed wife before shooting himself
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) – Santa Rosa Police say an 84-year-old man possibly shot his wife to death before shooting himself Wednesday morning.
The police department received a report of a possible murder-suicide at the 400-block of Meadowgreen Drive around 9:18 a.m.. The caller gave the address before quickly hanging up the phone.
Several officers responded and made their way into the home, where they discovered two people lying on a bed, both dead from gunshots. They were identified as 84-year old Robert Zemore and 79-year-old Judith Zemore – both of whom lived at the Santa Rosa address.
Santa Rosa Police Detectives Investigating a Murder-Suicide from October 12, 2022
— Santa Rosa Police (@SantaRosaPolice) October 13, 2022
The suspect was Robert Zemore (84yo) fatally shot his wife, Judith Zemore (79yo). Motive for the shooting is still under investigationhttps://t.co/GaHNDwwuHR pic.twitter.com/pzw6B6msIf
SRPD Violent Crime Team detectives took over the investigation, but had not determined a motive and circumstances of the shooting by press time.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information was asked to contact the SRPD Violent Crime Team at 707-543-3590.
This is the 10th homicide in Santa Rosa of 2022 and the sixth homicide resulting from gun violence.