Domestic Dispute Results in Murder-Suicide

(Paulding County, GA) On Saturday, August 17, 2019, at approximately 6:54 PM Paulding E-911 received a call from a male complainant reference a domestic dispute with shots fired at 32 Holland Court Dallas, Georgia 30132 (Twelve Oaks Subdivision). The complainant advised 911 operators that he was at the residence visiting with the female homeowner when another male came in and pointed a gun at him. When the male pointed the gun at him he exited the residence.
As soon as the complainant exited the residence he immediately called 911. A short time later he heard several gunshots come from inside the home. Once Deputies arrived on scene they were unable to make entry into the residence due to a secured door and requested the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team to assist. When the SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiations Team arrived on the scene, they deployed the SWAT robot and discovered a male and a female deceased inside the residence.
The female was found deceased as a result of a gunshot wound and the male was also located deceased as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The female has been identified as Kattie Marie Perez-Brown (W/F, 31 YOA) of Dallas, Georgia. The male suspect who is believed to be Perez-Brown’s ex-boyfriend has been identified as Christopher Woods (W/M, 28 YOA) of Ringgold, Georgia.
This incident is still being considered an open and active investigation. Detectives are encouraging anyone who may have seen or heard anything on the night of Saturday, August 17, 2019, to call the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (770) 443-3015.