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Medical Examiner Rules Atlanta Officer’s Girlfriend Killed, Officer Died by Suicide

Police describe the case as an isolated incident with no outstanding suspects.

Overview

  • Fulton County Medical Examiner determined that 44-year-old Moriah Cardona died by homicide and 56-year-old Kevin Stroner died by suicide, both from gunshot wounds.
  • Officers discovered the bodies during a Dec. 27 welfare check at a Cooledge Avenue NE home after friends reported two days of no contact.
  • Atlanta police say there is no public threat, no additional suspects are sought, and no one else was inside the home when officers arrived.
  • Investigative units from the Atlanta Police Department are handling an active death investigation and the agency is providing support services to affected personnel.
  • Stroner, a 13-year APD veteran, had a department-issued firearm seized as evidence, according to reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.