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Kathryn Newhouse was The daughter of Howard Newhouse. Her father shot her. She belongs to Georgia. A family member reportedly suggested this happened as a “tragic culmination” of the victim’s mental health struggles.
AGE:
Kathryn Newhouse was 19 years old.
DETAIL OF INCIDENCE:
According to local outlets in Georgia, a man shot and killed his daughter, then died by suicide, It appeared that Howard Newhouse, 57, was murdered after the shoot of his daughter Kathryn Newhouse Investigators said the incident seemed to have happened around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday at home on the 1100 block of Bridge Mill Avenue in the Bridge Mill subdivision of Canton.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Capt. Jay Baker said, “When they arrived on the scene, they discovered two deceased persons, inside,” It appears that a father shot his daughter and then took his own life.”
Kathryn’s mother was inside the home at the time of the incident, but she was not injured. The investigation is ongoing. They said it was unclear what led up to this murder-suicide. Deputies did not suggest a motive, nor did they try to describe the Newhouse’s home lives. But both father and daughter were reportedly arrested in separate simple battery cases.
Howard allegedly held Kathryn down on a bed by her throat on April 9, 2019, but that misdemeanor charge was resolved through pre-trial diversion on April 30, 2020. In the other case, Kathryn allegedly hit a cup in her father’s hand on Jan. 28, 2020, knocking it into his face and cutting his nose. That case was reportedly also dismissed on the condition of her writing an apology, taking a life skills course, and getting other treatment.
Authorities previously put out what’s referred to as Mattie’s Call after Kathryn ran away from a home in Jonesboro, Georgia. After Kathryn was released from a mental health institution before the pandemic, the family’s home life grew more stressed.
Chris Newhouse the son of Howard Newhouse, who is a student at Georgia Tech, said he did not witness any signs of oncoming violence when he saw them Saturday. His father helped him with his car, and all three of them had milkshakes before he returned to school for a nap. Newhouse said he was at peace with what happened. He said that his sister was “unburdened” from her mental health struggles now and that in a way, his father would be there for his upcoming graduation in six weeks.
“He’s not going to be able to see me graduate or anything like that,” he said. “But I know he’s going to be there.”