Palm Coast Man Killed Wife, Then Himself in Planned Murder-Suicide, Flagler County Sheriff Says
Investigators found a note in the suspect’s car, and sheriff’s officials said the county has had 14 calls to the home since 2021.
- On Wednesday, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly announced that 55-year-old Rakim-Shakur Brooks killed his wife, 47-year-old Dawn Estrella, at their Weyanoke Lane home before taking his own life.
- Investigators believe the attack was premeditated; detectives discovered a handwritten note in Brooks' vehicle detailing his plan to kill Estrella before ending his own life.
- Brooks, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, had a lengthy criminal history; the Flagler County Sheriff's Office had responded to 14 calls regarding domestic disputes at the residence since 2021.
- Estrella's 19-year-old daughter and 68-year-old mother were inside the home during the shooting but remained physically uninjured, according to Sheriff Staly, who noted witnesses heard an argument before the gunshots.
- Marking the second domestic-related murder-suicide in Flagler County in five weeks, officials urge those experiencing violence to contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
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Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a Florida home, where they believe a man fatally shot his wife before he died. The suspected murder-suicide appeared to be planned, according to Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly. Detectives found a note that mentioned the alleged sinister plan during a search of the man’s car. The sheriff’s […]
2nd Palm Coast Murder-Suicide in 5 Weeks Leaves Two Dead; Shooter Had Planned It, Note Reveals
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the second murder-suicide in Palm Coast in five weeks following the shooting death of a couple in the W-Section late Wednesday night. Rakim-Shakur Khalil-Abdullah Brooks, also known as David Brooks, 55, shot his wife of two years, Dawn Estrella, 47, several times in her bedroom, killing her, then shot himself in the head in the garage at 42 Weyanoke Lane.
Palm Coast man killed wife, then himself in planned murder-suicide, Flagler County sheriff says
A Palm Coast man shot and killed his wife, then turned the gun on himself in what investigators believe was a planned murder-suicide, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
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