Murder at Missouri Nursing Home
Sheriff's deputies were called to the Baisch Nursing Center in DeSoto, Missouri on Saturday, October 24, 2009, after receiving a report that gunshots had been fired at the facility.
After arriving at the facility, deputies found 70 year old James Stallings screaming at his wife, 68 year old Carolyn Stallings, a dietitian at the nursing home facility. Stallings shoved his wife to the ground and, at one point, got into a vehicle while holding a gun to his wife's stomach. Carolyn Stallings managed to break free of James Stallings' hold and tried to escape, but James Stallings shot her in the back. A tactical officer at the scene shot James Stallings, killing him instantly. Carolyn Stallings was immediately flown to a hospital, where she died.
The Stallings' had separated and Carolyn Stallings had obtained a protection order against her husband. Her son, Randy Crews, told KMOV-TV that he was not surprised about the violence from his stepfather, saying, "He had told her many times that if she ever tried to leave, he would kill her and himself if he had to. I knew when I got here today he wouldn't leave alive."
The facility went into lockdown mode after a co-worker of the victim was fired upon by James Stallings and saw what was happening.
