SUWANEE, Ga. — A Georgia man who was having relationship troubles with his wife killed her, two of her sons and himself Wednesday, less than a day after police had visited the home on a domestic violence call, authorities said.
Matthew Fields, 32, wasn’t there when deputies arrived Tuesday night and there was no sign of any physical altercation, Maj. Rick Doyle of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said. Those at the home were uncooperative and there was nothing more authorities could do, he said.
Fields returned to the home Wednesday morning and fatally shot his wife, Rebecca Manning, and her 8- and 9-year-old boys, Jared and Jacob Smith. He also critically wounded Manning’s father, Jerry Manning, who lived with the family at the home in suburban Atlanta.
The home is a white, single-story, double-wide that contrasts with the nearby area, which includes some of metro Atlanta’s most exclusive neighborhoods and golf communities.
Sheriff Duane Piper said at a news conference earlier in the day that authorities weren’t sure of the motive.