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GAINSVILLE, Ga. () — A Saint Simons Island dentist has been arrested and charged with murder in Northeast Georgia after a fatal shooting, according to jail records.
Suzanne Mericle, 61, was charged with murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, early Saturday morning March 8, jail records said. She is being held in the Hall County Jail.
Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies responded to a home in the 4200 block of Bayridge Drive off C. Rogers Road at approximately 1:15 a.m., a sheriff spokesperson said. Deputies found an unresponsive man who was shot in his torso.
He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Hall County investigators identified him as James David Barron, 68, of Gainesville.
Mericle allegedly shot Barron with a handgun, law enforcement reported.
Barron was in a relationship with Mericle, and they lived together law enforcement said. Mericle was in the home when deputies arrived.