In the quiet setting of the Voorhees Assisted Living Center, a shocking and tragic event unfolded on a Sunday evening. Andree Buller, an 85-year-old female resident, was fatally shot in what was later determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident, which took place on October 25, 2015, sent ripples of fear and sadness through the normally peaceful facility on Evesham Road.
Earlier in the afternoon, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Andree's 62-year-old son, George Buller III of Lumberton, had come to visit her. According to police reports, about an hour into the visit, he left the building and went to his car. When he returned, he was carrying a weapon that would bring a violent end to his and his mother's lives.
Employees at the facility were alerted to the horror when they heard a single gunshot. A nurse's aide, responding to the sound, ran into Andree Buller's room. There, the aide witnessed the tragic conclusion of the events as George Buller III took his own life.
The subsequent investigation by the medical examiner would confirm that Andree Buller's death was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, while her son's death was ruled a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The motive for the tragic act remained unclear, with no reports of an argument or any indication of what was to come. The violence was contained to Andree Buller's room, where she was the sole resident. The staff at the assisted living center were praised for their quick and professional response in the face of such a traumatic event, as they worked to clear the area and comfort the other residents.
