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Murder-Suicide at UL Monroe Involved Beloved Professor A very sad story out of Monroe reminds us how fragile life can be. Assistant Professor of Communications and communications program director at the University of Louisiana Monroe Joshua Comer was murdered over the weekend in the north Louisiana town of Mer Rouge. According to People, the popular teacher was allegedly shot by his father in law on Sunday night, who then went on to kill himself. Members of the Morehouse Parish Sheriff s Office and Mer Rouge police were called to the residence on Sunday night, January 17th, to investigate a report that shots were fired. KNOE in Monroe discloses that Chief of Police Melvin Holmes confirmed that the residence was located on Handy Hill Road. ....
Louisiana professor, 39, is shot dead by his father-in-law, 68, in murder-suicide carried out while both their wives were in the home they all shared Joshua Comer died Sunday night following an alleged altercation with his wife s father, 68-year-old Jack Matthews, at a home in the village of Mer Rouge Matthews then died by suicide, Morehouse Parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs said It is not known why the men may have argued; police have confirmed that Comer s wife and mother-in-law were at the home at the time of the shooting Comer is survived by his wife - and Matthews daughter - Cheyanne Comer ....
Jack Matthews, at the home they shared in Mer Rouge. Morehouse Parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs told Sheriff Tubbs said it was not immediately known why the professor and his father in law, an owner of a wholesale company, may have argued. Comer is survived by his wife – Matthews’ daughter – Cheyenne Comer. It is understood she was at the home, along with Matthews’ wife when the incident occurred. Joshua Comer ULM Louisiana professor. No known motive ‘I am in too much shock to want to see or talk to anyone right now. But thank you for the prayers and offers of help.’ ....