Georgia Man Allegedly Shoots Ex-Wife’s Divorce Attorney Before Setting Law Office Ablaze
perezhilton.comA Georgia divorce attorney has been found dead after a client’s ex-husband took issue with their case. The family of Gwinnett County’s Doug Lewis are grieving a major loss after learning his life was tragically taken from him in what authorities are referring to as a “brazen” and “out of the blue” attack, according to 11Alive. Allen Tayeh’s ex-wife filed for divorce last year, enlisting Lewis as her attorney — but something apparently didn’t sit right with the 65-year-old divorcee, as he took matters into his own hands in the most brutal way.
Investigators allege that on Wednesday night around 5:00 p.m., Tayeh entered Lewis’ Lawrenceville law office, and shot the attorney multiple times before dumping gasoline throughout the office and setting it ablaze.
The violent suspect then attempted to flee the scene, but a local witness who noticed smoke billowing from the building called 911 and led them to Tayeh, who was covered in incriminating evidence, according to Police Lieutenant Jake Parker in a Thursday statement: Related: Florida Cops Pulls Trigger On Deputy As A Joke, Accidentally Kills Him He continued: As for the burnt crime scene, in addition to finding Lewis’ remains, the Lieutenant Parker added: Truly a crime of passion.
Tayeh and his ex-wife were apparently due back in court next week, according to Fox5Atlanta. Attorney Phil McCurdy, both a legal adversary and co-counsel of Lewis, remembered his late colleague in a Thursday statement: Related: Family Of University Of Idaho Murder Victim Hires Attorney Just To Get Info From Cops?! Community member Kristina Weaver, whose children grew up playing ball alongside Lewis’ explained: So heartbreaking.
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