Woman uses rented gun to kill son and herself caught on tape

Police: Woman used rented gun in murder-suicide; actions appeared 'deliberate'
Gary Taylor Sentinel Staff Writer
12:34 PM EDT, April 6, 2009

Casselberry Police said this morning they still have no idea why an Altamonte Springs woman shot her son Sunday afternoon and then turned the gun on herself while the two were target practicing.

Evidence indicated Marie Moore, 44, intentionally shot her 20-year-old son, Mitchell, also of Altamonte Springs, police said. Why she did it, however, remains a mystery.

In a report just released, Casselberry officer Jeffrey Shumway said the two were sharing a firing lane at the Shoot Straight range on U.S. Highway 17-92, taking turns shooting and talking to people in an adjacent lane. "They seem to be getting along fine," he wrote in the report.

"At one point in the video you can see Mitchell Moore firing his pistol down range," Shumway wrote. "Marie Moore walked up behind Mitchell Moore and pointed a revolver at the back of his head and fired a single shot. The act appeared to be deliberate.
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Police: Woman used rented gun in murder-suicide; actions appeared 'deliberate'

UPDATE to story
Marie Moore's suicide notes: 'Had to send son to heaven'
Apr 07, 2009 18:38 -0400



Updated: 10 minutes ago
The woman who killed her son at a Casselberry gun range, then turned her gun on herself, left a notes at her home apologizing for sending "my son to heaven and myself to hell.''