Christopher Bullock was discovered responsible on December 5 of malice homicide, felony homicide, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm throughout fee of a felony. He was sentenced to life within the Georgia Division of Corrections with out the opportunity of parole.

Prosecutors detailed the October 5 homicide of Tammy Cropper contained in the house she shared with Bullock in Rossville, Georgia, arguing in court docket that she was shot a number of instances of their bed room earlier than the suspect “shot himself within the head in an try and take his personal life,” per True Crime Information.

Each of them had been reportedly discovered by Cropper’s seven-year-old grandson when he got here dwelling from college. The Rossville Police Division and Georgia Bureau of Investigation partnered on the investigation, in accordance with a press launch from the Lookout Mountain Judicial District Legal professional’s Workplace.

As soon as on the scene, investigators had been in a position to recuperate the gun utilized in each shootings, which they are saying belonged to Bullock. Survillance footage confirmed that nobody else entered or exited the house on the day of the taking pictures. Bullock additionally confessed to officers on the scene, per the district lawyer’s workplace.

As for a motive behind the failed murder-suicide, in accordance with the indictment, Bullock had a “prolonged historical past of failed romantic relationships and had not too long ago been terminated from his employment.”

However it wasn’t simply the lack of his job that allegedly pushed Bullock to the purpose of trying to kill each his girlfriend and himself. In response to the prosecution, Cropper had informed him simply days earlier than the taking pictures that he “wanted to start out offering extra monetary help to the family or their relationship would finish.”

Suggesting a minimum of some forethought went into the shootings, the prosecution revealed to the jury that Bullock allegedly despatched what was described as “goodbye” messages to family and friends the place he revealed his plans to kill each Cropper and himself.

In response to the DA’s press launch, the jury in Walker County returned a responsible verdict after simply 20 minutes of deliberation.

“I need to thank the GBI and our superb prosecution crew for relentlessly pursuing justice for Ms. Cropper and her household,” mentioned DA Clayton M. Fuller. “This prosecution ought to ship a transparent message: you’re taking a life in our neighborhood you then’ll spend the remainder of yours in jail.”