Amber Lynne Cox, a 28-year-old mother of three, passed away on April 25, 2018, in Woodstock, Maryland. Born on October 13, 1989, she was a graduate of Old Mill High School and had worked as a social caseworker for the State of Maryland. Friends and family remembered her as a light in the world and a mother who deeply loved her children.
Her life was cut short in what police have described as a murder-suicide. Authorities reported that Amber was shot and killed by her husband, Harry Rey, at their home. Following the shooting, Rey took their three young sons, a set of 7-year-old twins and a 6-year-old, and drove them to a restaurant in Hanover. There, he left the children with strangers outside the establishment.
After leaving his children, Harry Rey drove to Severn, where he took his own life inside his truck.
One of the children reportedly told a witness that his father had shot his mother with a revolver. Neighbors of the couple later informed investigators that they had heard fighting from the home in the days leading up to the tragic events. Family members expressed their shock and devastation, stating the children were physically unharmed but emotionally 'torn up' by the loss of their mother.
