Man found guilty of fatally shooting his wife as she tried to divorce him

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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Tony Morris, 67, was found guilty of murder after he shot his wife, 64-year-old Kathleen Morris, while they were in the process of getting a divorce
A man who phoned for emergency services to confess he'd shot his wife of 31 years has been found guilty of her murder.
The horrific incident happened at around 7:15am on August 26, 2024, when Hinds County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Mississippi home of Terry, 67, and Kathleen Morris, 64. Officers arrived at the property to find Kathleen Morris dead from a gunshot wound to her upper body.
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While at the crime scene, WAPT spoke to Tony Morris' brother, who revealed that Terry and Kathleen were in the process of divorcing when the fatal shooting happend. Hinds County Sheriff, Tyee Jones, revealing that Tony Morris called "into dispatch and stated that he shot his wife".
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Morris was subsequently arrested and identified as the suspect in the crime, reports the Mirror US.
"A single moment of anger ended a 31-year marriage and took a life. Kathleen Morris lost her life during a moment of escalation that should have never happened," commented Hinds County District Attorney Jodi E. Owens II.
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"This case is an example of how quickly violence can overtake reason, and why prevention matters just as much as prosecution. As a community, this is why we must create space for people to ask for help, and support systems that respond before violence becomes the outcome," Owens added.
Morris was convicted of deliberate design murder and handed a life sentence at the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Law and Crime reports.
In a shocking turn of events in Twin City, Georgia, a man broadcasted his murderous intentions on Facebook prior to killing his wife and then himself. The small town was left in shock after the brutal incident which led the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to step in, upon the tragic finding of Zaria Khadejah Carr, aged 27, who had been stabbed to death.
Authorities in Twin City received an emergency call around 9:30 pm on June 14 concerning a domestic disturbance at the couple's home. After murdering his spouse, Shamarcus Jameal Carr, aged 36, fled in her 2021 Dodge Challenger only to later commit suicide during a police chase.
Despite efforts from the police to stop him, Shamarcus ultimately took his own life before they could reach him and he died from his injuries in hospital. Before this horrific episode, the pair had been publicly disputing on social media over issues such as cheating, spreading STDs, marrying behind bars, and claims of domestic violence, reveals The NC Beat.
During a final distressing Facebook Live video, Shamarcus, who went by "Thè Frenchman" online, is heard threatening Zaria with death, to which she responds in bewilderment: "Damn, I gotta die about that?" It's thought that shortly after, Shamarcus took Zaria's life. The video has since been taken down.