Sharon Beth Faulkner, 81, a White female, was found dead in her Lake Highlands home in Dallas on May 19, 2025, after police responded around 10 a.m. to a call in the 9600 block of Greensprint Drive. Investigators determined that she had been shot, and that her husband, 82-year-old John Faulkner, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced both deceased at the location, and police noted that the victim and suspect were known to each other.
Neighbors awoke to the sudden arrival of patrol units and crime scene tape stretching along Greensprint Drive, near Lake Highlands High School, as detectives pieced together the final movements inside the couple’s home. Local outlets reported that the preliminary investigation pointed to an apparent murder-suicide, with officers canvassing for witnesses and any surveillance footage that might clarify the sequence of events that morning.
Police communications and subsequent news reports consistently identified John Faulkner as the suspected shooter and described the case as an ongoing investigation. No arrests were made because the suspected perpetrator was among the deceased. The incident was recorded by authorities under case number 070738-2025, and officials asked anyone with relevant information to contact detectives as they continued reviewing evidence.
Coverage across the Dallas-Fort Worth media echoed the department’s account: an elderly couple discovered dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their Lake Highlands residence, with both deaths occurring at the scene. Reports did not cite a confirmed motive. The Gun Violence Archive also logged the incident on May 19, 2025, matching the address area and basic circumstances reported by local authorities and news organizations.
