Police described the incident as a case of domestic violence.
A senior technology executive and former Google employee was fatally shot by her husband at their home in Georgia during an alleged domestic violence incident.
Sheetal Wrzesien was discovered with gunshot wounds inside the family residence in Smyrna, a city in Cobb County near Atlanta, after officers responded to a shooting report shortly before 8:00 pm on July 7.
Emergency responders transported her for medical care, but she later succumbed to her injuries.
Her husband, 56-year-old Kirk B Wrzesien, was taken into custody at the scene and remains held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Centre.
The couple’s 23-year-old son, Jason Wrzesien, was found outside the home with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Authorities have not released updates on his condition.
Local reports citing the Cobb County Police Department state that Kirk Wrzesien faces charges including one count of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of firearm possession during a felony.
Police classified the event as domestic violence and confirmed no ongoing public threat.
Officials have not disclosed the events leading to the shooting or identified a motive. The investigation continues with no further arrests announced.
Sheetal Wrzesien built a career in product and technology management at startups and Fortune 10 companies. At the time of her death she served as a tech leader at GoTo Foods. A former Google employee, she led innovation in e-commerce, MarTech, media and WeatherTech. A Georgia Institute of Technology computer engineering graduate, she held two software patents and served on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and the Advisory Board of the Georgia Tech College of Computing.
