In the quiet city of Oxford, Mississippi, a grim discovery was made on the morning of October 13, 2014. Sharon Pegues Orange, a 50-year-old female, was found in her vehicle in the upscale St. Andrews Circle neighborhood, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The alarm was raised by her employer who heard a disturbance and promptly called 911. This initiated a joint investigation between the Oxford Police Department and the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, which soon uncovered a
second, related tragedy.
The investigation into Sharon's death quickly led authorities to the home of her estranged husband, Michael Orange, on County Road 105. There, they found him deceased from what was determined to be a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The evidence gathered from both scenes painted a clear and tragic picture of a murder-suicide. Cartridge casings found at the scene of Sharon's death were sent to the State Crime Lab for ballistics testing, along with the handgun found near Michael's body.
As the investigation progressed, it was confirmed that Michael Orange was the sole suspect in the murder of his estranged wife. With this determination, authorities concluded their investigation, and no further arrests were made in connection with the case. The community was left to mourn the loss of Sharon, a woman remembered in her obituary as a loving and generous person with a kind-hearted spirit, who was devoted to her children and family.
