Brockton woman "ambushed" in driveway during apparent murder-suicide, DA says
BROCKTON – Investigators say a woman was ambushed in the driveway of her Brockton home and killed during an apparent murder-suicide.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Ash Street.
Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Sheron Trowers was shot multiple times in the driveway after returning home from a trip to Jamaica. She was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital but died from her injuries.
Trowers' luggage could be seen in the driveway surrounded by police tape after the shooting.
Cruz said that after allegedly shooting Trowers in the driveway, 61-year-old Carlos Brown died by suicide inside the house.
"Mommy, I know you can't hear me, but I miss you. I'm so sorry this happened," sobbed Sheron Trowers' daughter, Lauren Brown, who was sleeping upstairs at the time of the shooting.
"Her uncle just passed away last week. She went down to go bury her uncle, and then she came back and this is what happened to her," said the victim's cousin, Wayne Trowers.
She never made it inside. "I heard a loud noise and then I tiptoe downstairs, and I see his body and I freaked out and called 911," said Lauren. Police discovered both her parents shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide.
Sheron Trowers' family says she was a beloved 56-year-old who worked for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health at a group home. Her husband, 61-year-old Carlos Brown, was a painter and a marine veteran. Court files show Trowers had taken out a restraining order against him 20 years ago.
"Speaking generally, it's not unusual for cases to be brought, for restraining orders to be brought, and then time goes by and things cool down and restraining orders get dismissed, and people get back together," said Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. "We can continue to say that there is hope out there. People are here to help. We need to get you out of that domestic violence situation."
"I wish I had called the police more often," said a Carole Wright, who lives across the street. She said Trowers and Brown lived there for about 10 years. "I called the police once because she was out in the driveway screaming 'Someone call the police; someone call the police,' so I called the police."
Cruz said Carlos Brown left a note, but the DA did not elaborate on what it said.
According to Cruz, there was a past history of domestic violence at the home. It is not clear if Trowers and Brown were married, Cruz said.
"My mom was everything to me," said Lauren Brown, with tears streaming down her face. "I still can't believe that she's not here."
Anyone in a potentially dangerous relationship is urged to contact SafeLink, a statewide toll-free domestic violence hotline, by calling (877) 785-2020.
