A former college basketball player fatally shot his estranged wife, a medical expert, at her Dallas office after which turned the gun on himself in what authorities said was a murder-suicide.
James Edward Frost II, 51, who played for the University of Missouri within the Nineteen Nineties, and Beth Ellen Frost, 46, were found dead on the Dallas Medical Examiner’s Office around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News reported.
James Frost is believed to have shot his wife and one other worker on the office before killing himself, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told the paper.
The second victim was injured however the person’s identity and condition weren’t immediately released.
In accordance with court records cited by the paper, the couple had been married since July 2001 and had two children together — a 9-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy.
Beth filed for divorce on May 2, in accordance with the records, which say the wedding had change into “insupportable due to discord or conflict of personalities between Beth and Jed that destroys the legitimate ends of the wedding relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.”
Beth didn’t initially request a protective order or custody of the youngsters, but a toddler custody evaluation was ordered in early October, the Morning News reported, citing the records.
She reportedly believed James would enter into agreements to provide each access to their children and their estate.
Beth, who received her osteopathic medical degree from Kansas City University in 2012, had been with the Dallas office as a medical expert since June 2020, in accordance with her LinkedIn profile. She was the office’s forensic pathology fellow from 2016 to 2017.
James, who went by “Jed,” became a teacher and basketball coach at Odessa and Park Hill South high schools near Kansas City — and later coached at Iowa State University and the University of Hawaii, in accordance with the report.
After stints as an insurance and financial representative, he reportedly launched a luxury leather bag business called FROST, with items ranging in price from $5,000 to $75,000, the paper said.
The couple gave the impression to be within the midst of monetary difficulties, with Jed’s father, James Frost, filing a lawsuit against them in August alleging that they did not pay back $228,916 he had loaned them.
The elder Frost claimed within the lawsuit that he loaned them the cash to purchase property, including one house in 2006 and one other in 2010.
James Frost Sr. said that they had repaid slightly below $75,000 and were “fully aware” that he expected to be repaid in full – but that they refused to fork over the balance when he demanded it.
In a recent court filing, Beth denied James Frost Sr.’s allegations and requested that the suit be consolidated into their divorce case, the Morning News reported.
Earlier this 12 months, Jed paid Bank of America about $12,000, while State Farm Federal Credit Union filed an motion against him searching for the repayment of about $50,000, the paper said.
Jed reportedly denied owing the cash.
County Commissioner John Wiley Price said investigators are still looking into how Jed got into the constructing through an worker entrance.
“You’ll be able to have the most effective security on this planet, and you may’t stop people who find themselves determined whatever evil they’ll perform,” Price told Fox 4 News.
“He could’ve sat within the car parking zone and done the identical thing. He knew where she worked,” he added.