Nurse killed by sister-in-law's ex in home invasion murder-suicide, say cops (original) (raw)
40-year-old nurse Jessica Hager was shot in her home in Kentucky, Shelby County in a murder-suicide before the shooter turned the gun on himself
40-year-old nurse Jessica Hager died
Officers have claimed a shooting in Shelby County that killed a 40-year-old woman was the work of her sister-in-law's ex.
Two people were found dead in Shelby County on Saturday (5 October) after attending a call out to Bagdad Road, Kentucky at around 3.20am for a "possible home invasion".
The authorities in attendance located two bodies, before urging that there was no further threat to the public.
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Two people were found dead in Shelby County on Saturday (
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A press release from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office confirmed authorities attended the 8000 block of Bagdad Road for an "unknown emergency".
The two bodies are believed to have died in a murder-suicide, and were later identified as 40-year-old nurse Jessica Hager and her sister-in-law's ex who is belived to have shot Hager before turning the gun on himself.
Initially the shooter's name was not released, but law authorities have now confirmed his identity as Michael Rahmlow. Rahmlow is believed to be the ex partner of Hager's sister-in-law, although the reason for the violence against Hager has not been confirmed.
Hager's husband was also believed to have been at the scene but escaped, and avoided being shot. The motive for the shooting is currently unclear and the incident remains under investigation. Rahmlow, Hager, and her husband, all knew each other, per law enforcement.
Rahmlow had allegedly traveled to Kentucky from Wisconsin. According to the SCCO, Hager was also from there. Speaking to FOX 56, a witness at the scene said: "There was 11 police cars over here, and I don’t know where all they were from. They had them lined up. She was a fantastic person."
Already Jessica's shooting has been shared and commemorated on gunmemorial.org, dedicated to the victims of gun violence and so far 70 candles have been lit on the website in her memory.
In a tweet from the website's social media account on X, it wrote: "On Oct. 5, 2024, Jessica Hager, 40, was shot and killed at home by her sister-in-law’s ex-boyfriend, who then shot and killed himself."
A memorial shared by Hometown Memorial Homes is also dedicated to the 40-year-old, and relays the facts surrounding he death. It reads: "The murder-suicide of forty-year-old Jessica Hager has left the Shelby County community in shock. Jessica was shot and died during a home invasion at a residence on Bagdad Road, according to the Shelby County Coroner. When authorities responded to a call of an unknown emergency at the place early on Saturday morning, approximately 3:30 a.m., the tragic event started. When officials arrived, they found two bodies inside the house; it turned out to be a murder-suicide."