Crime & Safety

Gunman's Facebook Page May Point to Motive in Oxford Shooting

A few weeks before he allegedly shot and killed his wife and another woman, Scott Gellatly publicly shared that he was struggling to deal with problems in his marriage.

Scott Gellatly, the man suspected of shooting and killing his wife and wounding her mother, had been openly struggling to deal with his discovery that she was having an affair, according to posts on his Facebook page.

Gellatly, a 46-year-old resident of Oxford, Conn., allegedly forced his way into a home on Sioux Drive at 5:30 a.m. on May 7 and opened fire on the two women, Connecticut State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance said during a press briefing in the small New Haven County town. Gellatly was apprehended in nearby Winsted about six hours later, following a massive manhunt that led to lockdowns of some schools and St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury.

About a month ago, he posted on his Facebook page that he had walked in on his wife having an affair with another man at a family picnic on Fourth of July. He wrote that they had gone to counseling and that she had apparently had more than one affair. He then wrote:

"I had to leave because I didn't want to heart anyone i was so mad it heart like a nife was in my heart I don't get y some that believe s that they have a great family and would jeperdise something so sweet and betufle. so I removed my self and took a little money and i told her that I needed a vacation .to get away from her .so the only person I can heart is my self .."

A few weeks later, on April 22, he changed his profile to a picture of him and his wife with their children. He wrote in a comment on that post:

"Its so sad that a woman can make a decision and change a whole family's life how could you break something so sweet up an innocent. All for a sleazy affair how sad there will never be pictures like this again how can a mother make a decision like that and ruin everything why why why?"

His friends and family offered their support and prayers to help him.

Vance said State Police have an arrest warrant for Gellatly, but he did not specify what the charges will be, according to the Hartford Courant.

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