- Kimberly Hoffman, 49, was killed by her self-destructive ex-husband simply weeks prior to her 50th birthday
- Carl Schulz, 52, shared a scary close-up picture of The Incredible Hulk 2 days prior to the murder-suicide
A New Jersey mother-of-two with a ‘heart of gold’ has actually been fatally shot in the face by her weightlifter ‘hulk’ ex-husband, who likewise killed her dog prior to turning the weapon on himself.
Kimberly Ann Hoffman, 49, was discovered dead simply weeks prior to her 50th birthday at her home in Little Egg Harbor Township after she made a desperate 911 call to authorities.
Officers said her ex Carl Schulz Jr, 52, from the exact same east coast town, broke in to her house on Whitemarsh Court in the early hours of Saturday early morning.
In what was possibly a nod to his homicidal objectives 2 days previously, enthusiast weightlifter Schulz altered his Facebook profile photo to an ominous close-up of the Incredible Hulk’s grimacing face.
A friend likewise explained the bald, tattooed killer as ‘a hulk’ below a fitness center mirror selfie he shared numerous months previously.
The homicidal divorcee was still mindful when authorities got to the scene of the bloodbath on Saturday regardless of having actually shot himself in the head.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer validated he passed away a brief time later on in healthcare facility.
Billhimer said Hoffman’s last recognized act was making a horrified 911 call to officers at about 5.10am, stating she thought somebody was burglarizing her home.
‘Responding Officers made break-in into the house, where they found the departed body of Ms. Hoffman with an evident gunshot injury to the face,’ he said in a declaration.
‘A departed dog with obvious gunshot injuries was found in the house also.
‘Additionally, Officers found the body of Schulz with an evident gunshot injury to his head.
‘Schulz – who was mindful when authorities showed up – was carried to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he later on caught his injuries.’
An examination by investigators from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department concluded that Schulz shot Hoffman in the face prior to eliminating her dog and himself.
An inspiration has actually not yet been developed.
Hoffman, who worked as director of admissions at Seacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, was referred to as a ‘extremely driven profession female’ with ‘electrical blue eyes and a glowing smile’ by her buddy of 14 years, Wendy Ann.
A charity event developed to support her family likewise said she was a ‘devoted mom’ with a ‘heart of gold’ who ‘put her love into her 2 kids’, Alex and Andrew.
She wed the man who would go on to murder her in April 2019 in what good friends referred to as a ‘stunning wedding event’ below a picture of the couple’s very first dance.
Writing a grief-stricken Facebook homage to her friend, Wendy Ann said she initially satisfied Hoffman when their boys played basketball together more than a years back.
The ravaged New Jersey mother-of-three said Hoffman had actually been her ‘rock’ since, explaining their relationship as more like a ‘sisterhood’.
Ann revealed that Hoffman’s good friends had actually been preparing to commemorate her 50th birthday with her simply ‘a number of weeks’ prior to she was killed.
‘To understand this event will never ever come, to understand she won’t get to be with her kids any longer, to understand they have actually lost the outright center of their world – their mommy and their rock, which everyone who enjoy her a lot will not have the present of her existence any longer, and to understand all of this was removed due to the fact that of somebody else’s selfishness… it has me definitely shaken to the core,’ she said.
‘I appreciated her a lot for how with dignity she managed being a mommy, a friend, a coach, an incredibly driven profession female, and a million other things that don’t even begin to totally explain who she was.’
A charity event developed for Hoffman’s boys, who are recent university graduates, has actually already received more than $54,000 in the very first 24 hr.
Writing on the fundraising page, good friends explained Hoffman as a ‘impressive individual’ who ‘touched the lives of numerous with her compassion, empathy and contagious smile’.
‘She had a heart of gold and was constantly there to provide an assisting hand to those in requirement,’ they said.
‘As a devoted mom, she put her love into her 2 kids, ensuring they felt safe, liked, and treasured every day.’
