Police: Man found injured in Johns Creek shooting had fatally shot wife
A man injured in a Johns Creek shooting Tuesday morning is accused of fatally shooting his wife, according to police.
Officers responded to a call about unknown trouble at a home in the Hunters Forest neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a woman dead, a man with a gunshot wound to the head and another man who was not injured, police said Wednesday.
The woman was identified as 29-year-old Tania Rivera, the wife of 33-year-old JC Rayo-Mancilla, who had been shot in the head, according to police.
Rayo-Mancilla, who was taken to a hospital, was later charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
It was not clear whether Rayo-Mancilla’s injury was self-inflicted or if he was shot by one of the victims, but he is the only person charged with a criminal act, police spokesman Capt. Todd Hood said.
No other details were provided about what sparked the shooting, but it continues to be investigated as a domestic violence incident, Hood said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Johns Creek police Detective Derrick Williams at 678-474-1596 or by email at derrick.williams@johnscreekga.gov.
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