On a February afternoon in Covington, Georgia, the life of 50-year-old Colleen Suzanne Burton came to a tragic end. On February 9, 2017, authorities were called to a residence where they discovered Burton and a man, identified as Kamill Clark-Martin, both deceased from gunshot wounds.
From the outset, investigators with the Newton County Sheriff's Office treated the case as a possible murder-suicide. While the official cause and manner of death were pending an investigation by the coroner's office, initial indications at the scene led law enforcement to believe that one of the individuals was the perpetrator of the other's death before taking their own life.
At the time, the Newton County Coroner, Tommy Davis, confirmed the identities of both individuals but did not immediately release their ages or the specific details surrounding their deaths as the investigation was in its early stages. The authorities continued to conduct interviews and process the scene to piece together the events that led to the fatal incident. No information regarding any other suspects or potential arrests was released, as the evidence pointed towards a contained event between Burton and Clark-Martin. The investigation remained ongoing to formally conclude the circumstances of their deaths.
