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Michigan Student Sarah Carroll, 20, Killed in Murder-Suicide as Ex-Boyfriend Calls 911, Then Dies

Her family says she had sought a protection order after months of stalking.

Overview

  • Westland Police say the Aug. 30 shooting at the Woodland Villa Apartments was a murder-suicide involving Carroll and her ex-boyfriend.
  • Authorities confirm the man called 911 to report shooting his ex-girlfriend before he died by suicide, though police have not publicly released names.
  • Relatives identify the shooter only as Lincoln and report he had stalked and harassed Carroll for about two months as she pursued a personal protection order.
  • A witness account reported to local media says Carroll confronted her ex in the parking lot before he fired a shotgun multiple times, which her father also described.
  • Carroll, a Schoolcraft College student studying to become a physician assistant, is being honored through tributes and a GoFundMe as police say more details will be released this week.