More Details of the Geneva Shooting have been released...

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A man called 911 to report he had murdered his wife late Wednesday afternoon in Geneva before turning his gun on himself, authorities said Tuesday.

Chad Dockery, 49, fatally shot Amanda R. Dockery, 48, in a home, made the call and then waited in a vehicle parked at the end of driveway for first responders, police said. When the a police officer arrived, Dockery shot himself, police said.

Amanda suffered two gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva at 6:06 p.m., authorities said. Chad was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:30 p.m.

Nobody else was in the home and no other injuries were reported, police said.

Geneva police said Chad Dockery lived in Hinsdale, and so does the paperwork he filed when he declared bankruptcy last month.

According to court records, Amanda Dockery filed for divorce in 2019, and it was granted in 2020. On June 9, Chad Dockery was found in civil indirect contempt of court regarding nonpayment of child support, records show. The couple had a boy and a girl, both teenagers.

Recent court records show Amanda Dockery, whose maiden name was Ramsey, alleged her former husband would not communicate with her regarding his share of their son’s college costs.