Divorced parents of an Indiana football player, Cam Wilson, were both found dead only on a day apart in an apparent murder-suicide.
The mother, Cassondra Wilson, 45, who was a popular and well-known businesswoman in Columbus, Ind., was found dead late last Friday night.
An autopsy revealed that she died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to sources.
On Saturday afternoon, authorities in Indianapolis found the father, Troy Wilson, lifeless body outside of an office building on Dandy Trail, The Republic reports.
According to reports, his autopsy revealed that he died after he hung himself.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Cam and his family,” Indiana University Football Coach Tim Allen said in a statement. “We’ve been in contact and communication with Cam once we learned of this tragedy. He is a tremendous young man and we will continue to assist and support him in any and all ways.”
The tragedy for the family began at 9 p.m. Friday, when officers responded to a 911 call at the Spruce Ridge Apartments in Columbus and found a woman shot to death, the Columbus Police Department says in a news release.
Cassondra Wilson, 45, was shot and killed while she was visiting an apartment in the complex, local station WTHR reports.
An autopsy revealed that she died of a gunshot wound to the head, Fox 59 reports.
Detectives investigating who could have killed Cassondra immediately began looking for her ex-husband, Troy Wilson, WHTR reports.
Cassondra had filed a protective order against her ex-husband at the time of her death, Lt. Matt Harris, the Public Information Officer at the Columbus Police Department, said Monday, Sports Illustrated reports.
On Saturday afternoon, authorities in Indianapolis found Troy’s body outside an office building on Dandy Trail, The Republic reports. He had hung himself, a police report states, WTHR reports.
Investigators have not officially ruled the case a murder-suicide as they continue to investigate, Columbus police Lt. Matt Harris said, Fox 59 reports.
A prominent local businesswoman, Cassondra was the founder and CEO of TrainerConnect, which provides corporate training.
Cassondra’s oldest son, Jaden Wilson, set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for “personal and death-related expenses” to memorialize his mother.
Her children, Jaden, 24, Cam and Sydney, 18, lived with Cassondra.
On the GoFundMe page Jaden wrote, “From the time we were kids to her tragic passing; our hardworking, fun-loving mother was the center of our universe. Passionate about the future of her kids as well as people in the community.”
His mother, he wrote, “devoted her life to helping people reach their full potential. The love we all carry in our hearts for Cassondra will be her lasting legacy and impression on the world.”
This is such a tragedy that no child should ever have to go through involving their parents.
Let us please keep the children and other family members of the deceased victims in our prayers.
We will keep you all updated as this story continues to develop.
