The Courier-Journal
A 57-year-old Sellersburg man shot his wife to death in the kitchen of their home Friday, then killed himself, police said.
Police believe Peter Strojny shot his wife, Brenda Strojny, 57, multiple times with a handgun, then turned the gun on himself in the bathroom of their home at 320 Popp Ave., said Det. Sgt. Mark Levesque of the Sellersburg Police Department.
Strojny left a short note telling family members how he wanted his personal possessions distributed after his death, but didn’t explain why he killed his wife and himself, Levesque said.
A family member found the couple Saturday and called police at about 4:30 p.m., he said.
Based on evidence at the scene, police believe the murder-suicide happened sometime in the late afternoon or evening Friday, Levesque said.
The couple had some “domestic issues” several years ago, and recently Peter Strojny had sought help for an alcohol problem, he said.
An Indiana State Police evidence technician helped process evidence at the scene, Levesque said. He said there are no plans to perform autopsies.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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