ATLANTA, GA — Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving an Atlanta police officer and his girlfriend, whose bodies were discovered days after they were last seen attending a Christmas Day gathering.
Police were called to a Virginia-Highland home near Piedmont Park on December 28 after friends requested a welfare check when repeated attempts to reach the couple went unanswered. According to reports, friends went to the residence after growing concerned and looked through a bedroom window, where they saw the two individuals lying motionless on the floor. A distressed caller contacted 911 and reported seeing two bodies and a firearm inside the home. “There are two dead bodies in the back bedroom,” the caller told the dispatcher. “There’s blood everywhere, and there’s one gun between the two of them.”
Authorities later identified the deceased as Kevin Stroner, 56, a 13-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department, and his girlfriend, Moriah Cardona, 44. Officers responding to the welfare check were initially unaware Stroner was a police officer. Stroner is listed as the murder suspect in the police incident report. Police say Stroner’s APD-issued 9-millimeter Glock was found inside the home. According to the report, the couple was found wearing the same clothes they were seen wearing in photos taken on Christmas Day…