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Celerity

(47,022 posts)
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:44 PM Saturday

Woman Praised 'Incredible' Ex-Husband on TikTok, Amid Their Divorce. Weeks Later, They Are Both Dead in a Murder-Suicide

Jennifer and Brandon Sheffield were found dead by gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide by police in Mississippi on Dec. 28, according to reports

https://people.com/husband-wife-killed-murder-suicide-divorce-8769233



A husband and wife who were in the process of getting divorced have died in an alleged murder-suicide in Mississippi, according to reports. Jennifer and Brandon Sheffield were found dead by gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide during a welfare check by police at a residence on Toulon Street in Brandon at around 7:19 a.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 28, per local outlets WLBT, Dark Horse Press and Express U.S.

Police were called in after other family members reported “obvious signs of foul play” at the home. Brandon, 40, appeared to have shot Jennifer, 30, before shooting himself, the Brandon Police Department told the outlets. The pair were believed to be at home with their daughter at the time of the incident, Dark Horse Press reported. No information has been disclosed on the child’s wellbeing at this time.



According to her obituary, Jennifer had two daughters named Gracie and Kylie Sheffield. A GoFundMe page is requesting donations in support of the girls with a goal of $15,000. Both pages list Jennifer and Brandon's death dates as Dec. 27. The husband and wife had recently decided to separate at the time of the alleged murder-suicide, according to WLBT.

The tragic incident comes after Jennifer spoke about her “incredible” ex-husband while discussing their divorce in a TikTok video posted on Dec. 10. “I’m about to be a newly single mom. I am in the middle of a divorce,” she said in the clip while driving. “My husband has been incredible though, really and truly. We’re working together, everything’s great, we’re splitting everything down the middle.” Jennifer shared that she and her ex-husband were having “a very civil divorce with our daughter in mind.”

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Woman Praised 'Incredible' Ex-Husband on TikTok, Amid Their Divorce. Weeks Later, They Are Both Dead in a Murder-Suicide (Original Post) Celerity Saturday OP
Sorry, but he looks a little dim-witted. He sure did a dim-witted thing. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #1
Those poor children. Srkdqltr Saturday #2
That oaf realized he'd never do any better than her spapeggy Saturday #3
Jeez,.... doesn't this lady look like Boebert ? magicarpet Saturday #4
No she does not. No need to over-reach to tar Boebert or the woman. It's a tragedy Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #5
I did not tar anyone,... magicarpet Saturday #6
According endless summer Saturday #7
The biggest danger to women is a male acquaintance with a gun Kaleva Saturday #8
i'm sorry, but barbtries Saturday #9
didn't watch Be Leave On Saturday #10

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,471 posts)
5. No she does not. No need to over-reach to tar Boebert or the woman. It's a tragedy
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:04 PM
Saturday

Lots of women look vaguely like this victim or like Boebert, easily ten percent of women or more.


magicarpet

(17,136 posts)
6. I did not tar anyone,...
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:11 PM
Saturday

I am only commenting on physical appearances.

Why don't you grind your axe on someone else ?

Have a Happy New Year.

endless summer

(39 posts)
7. According
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:30 PM
Saturday

to an article I read on domestic violence almost 3 women are killed per day in the U.S. by intimate partners. After the results of the election it’s hard to believe that we matter at all in this country, except for our value as possessions, personal maids, and incubators.

Kaleva

(38,651 posts)
8. The biggest danger to women is a male acquaintance with a gun
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:37 PM
Saturday

Husband, boyfriend, ex, co-worker, friend

So any women here thinking of getting a gun, think of the males in your life who are armed and get a gun that'd drop them if need be in an act of self defence. Then you have to train for that

barbtries

(30,008 posts)
9. i'm sorry, but
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:47 PM
Saturday

"in an apparent murder-suicide by police" - what.

in other news, good thing there was a gun handy. they might both still be alive otherwise.

Be Leave On

(13 posts)
10. didn't watch
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 05:13 PM
Saturday

I didn't bother watching the TikTok video to find out if the victim had referred to her "incredible" ex-husband as a "good guy with a gun".
Very very sad, especially for the daughters.

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