Police: Roswell Man Killed Wife, Himself In Murder-Suicide

The Sandy Springs Police Department has identified the man who shot and killed his wife before taking his own life in a murder-suicide Wednesday morning.

Police say Dan Wilkins, 65, of Roswell, is the estranged husband of Sharon Wilkins, 54, who was shot and killed just before 9 a.m. Aug. 13 in the northern part of Sandy Springs, said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Capt. Steve Rose.

Rose said Wilkins came to the home at 7545 Chaparral Drive, which belonged to Sharon Wilkins’ mother, and shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun onto himself as police arrived onto the scene.

Sharon Wilkins was rushed to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell where she later died. Dan Wilkins was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Roswell police executed a search warrant at a home at 670 Wood Valley Trace Wednesday afternoon. Roswell police spokesperson Zachary Frommer stated the home in Roswell is the last known address of the husband and where the two recently lived together.

Sharon Wilkins’ mother was in the house at the time of the shooting, but was not injured, Rose added.

(Photo credit: Sandy Springs Police Facebook page)