Authorities are investigating the deaths of a 56-year-old woman and 61-year-old man at a home in Brockton in what they are describing as an apparent murder-suicide.
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz identified the woman as Sheron Trowers, who was arriving home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot and killed early Tuesday morning.
Trowers was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center where she was pronounced dead of her injuries.
Authorities found the man, identified as Carlos Brown, dead inside the living room at the Ash Street home, with “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” Cruz later told reporters near the property.
“It appears that Ms. Trowers was just arriving home from a trip to Jamaica, her luggage was still in the driveway. It appears she was ambushed,” Cruz said.
“There is a past domestic violence history,” he added. “I would just say to anyone who potentially is in a life-threatening relationship, they should know there is help.”
Cruz did not disclose the extent of Trowers and Brown’s relationship, whether they were married or not, if there were any children present at the time of the early morning shooting and what the “past domestic violence history” entailed.
Brockton Police received two calls reporting the shooting at 524 Ash St., near Brockton High School, Brockton Fairgrounds and Campanelli Stadium, around 1 a.m. One came from inside the home of a report of an unresponsive male, and the second from a neighbor reporting gunshots, according to the DA’s office.
Cruz highlighted SafeLink, a statewide domestic violence hotline and resource for anyone affected by domestic or dating violence that can be accessed 24/7 at 877-785-2020.
“It’s a terrible situation,” Cruz said. “Domestic violence doesn’t have a zip code. It’s everywhere unfortunately, and hopefully, if people need help, they can get help and get out of struggling relationships if they exist.”
