Crime & Safety

East Cobb Man Charged With Wife's Murder

Cobb Police were called to the couple's Bishop Lake Road home Sunday morning.

Cobb Police have charged an East Cobb man with murdering his wife this morning.

David Rex York Jr., 67, being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center for aggravated assault and murder, Cobb Police said in a statement Sunday evening.

Lynn York, 66, was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at her residence in the 4200 block of Bishop Lake Road by officers sent to the scene, Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said in a release. 

He said police dispatchers received a 911 call at 8:35 a.m. Sunday from a male indicating his wife had been shot. Officers detained the suspect until investigators arrived at the home, according to Pierce. 


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