A Rochester Community Schools French teacher killed in an apparent murder-suicide was being remembered Wednesday as dedicated and highly regarded by both her students and peers.
Susan Pawlecki Jarrell, 46, of Rochester Hills died in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township rental home about 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bloomfield Township Police Lt. Phil Langmeyer said. Her ex-husband, Kenneth Jarrell, 56, was found dead next to the vehicle.
"He shot her while she was sitting in the vehicle, parked in the driveway ... then he turned the weapon on himself," Langmeyer said.
Neighbors called police when they heard the shots. Investigators found the gun in the yard.
The couple were recently divorced and have three school-aged children, Langmeyer said. The children, who lived with Susan Jarrell in Rochester Hills, were not at the Bloomfield Township home when the incident took place, Langmeyer said.
Susan Jarrell taught French at Stoney Creek High School and Hart Middle School.
"Susan was one of the most positive and dedicated teachers I have ever met," Larry Goralski, principal at Stoney Creek High School, said in a statement.
Students, staff and families at Stoney Creek and Hart were informed of Jarrell's death Wednesday morning, and Superintendent Fred Clarke sent a message to all district families, according to a statement from the district. Counselors and school social workers will be providing support for students and staff, the statement said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the district.
Susan Pawlecki Jarrell, 46, of Rochester Hills died in the driveway of her ex-husband's Bloomfield Township rental home about 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bloomfield Township Police Lt. Phil Langmeyer said. Her ex-husband, Kenneth Jarrell, 56, was found dead next to the vehicle.
"He shot her while she was sitting in the vehicle, parked in the driveway ... then he turned the weapon on himself," Langmeyer said.
Neighbors called police when they heard the shots. Investigators found the gun in the yard.
The couple were recently divorced and have three school-aged children, Langmeyer said. The children, who lived with Susan Jarrell in Rochester Hills, were not at the Bloomfield Township home when the incident took place, Langmeyer said.
Susan Jarrell taught French at Stoney Creek High School and Hart Middle School.
"Susan was one of the most positive and dedicated teachers I have ever met," Larry Goralski, principal at Stoney Creek High School, said in a statement.
Students, staff and families at Stoney Creek and Hart were informed of Jarrell's death Wednesday morning, and Superintendent Fred Clarke sent a message to all district families, according to a statement from the district. Counselors and school social workers will be providing support for students and staff, the statement said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, according to the district.
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