Peachtree City

police are still waiting on results from chemical tests before closing

the case on an apparent suicide that occurred Saturday at a residence

in Twiggs Corner, a condominium community.

Deiridre C.

Devine, 46, was pronounced dead at Atlanta Medical Center after she reportedly

shot herself, police said. But before she did, she shot twice and missed

at the person who lived at the residence, according to police.

Although the

pathologist's report points to a suicide, police are awaiting the results

of gunshot residue tests before closing the case as a suicide, said police

chief James Murray.

"I'm fairly

certain that's going to be the case," Murray said, adding that other

evidence also points to the case being ruled a suicide.

The witness,

who had found Devine in a closet when he returned home Saturday morning,

told her to leave before she pulled the gun, a .380 automatic pistol,

and fired two shots at the man, Murray said.

The witness

told police that after Devine shot at him twice, he heard her say she

was going to kill herself just before firing a third shot, Murray said.

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