60-year-old woman found shot dead in her Lawrenceville home
Lawrenceville police are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old woman in her home, officials said.
Cheryl Loving was found by her brother at her home in the 200 block of Stone Mountain Street around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lawrenceville police Capt. Jeff Smith told AJC.com. She was the only person who lived at the home.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s our FIRST LOOK at the victim. Relatives of 60 year old Cheryl Loving say, they’re distraught over her murder. Police say, she was shot and killed and found inside her home earlier. The story @ 11PM @wsbtv. #nightbeat pic.twitter.com/oJLWJXb9qa
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@NefertitiWSB) November 15, 2018
Loving’s brother spoke to Channel 2 Action News, and he said he found blood on the driveway leading up to the front porch. He said the home’s door was unlocked, but Smith said there was no sign of forced entry into the house.
The brother found her lifeless body in a hallway near the kitchen, the news station reported. The death is being investigated as suspicious, Smith said.
We got an update from Lawrenceville PD’s CPT. Jeff Smith. He says, “Miss Loving was in the house. There was some obvious traumatic injuries to her.” But the Q tonight — who would want to kill her and why? More @ 11PM @wsbtv. #nightbeat pic.twitter.com/mWcnnUBOrZ
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@NefertitiWSB) November 15, 2018
Homicide detectives were at the scene, and an investigation is ongoing.
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