Robert Seymore 38, fatally shot his wife Amber Seymore, 38, in the head on 12/3/12 at approximately 9:00 a.m. and then turned the weapon on himself commiting suicide. Robert Seymore was a former Bay Area Rapid Transit police canine officer in California for 10 years. Amber had confronted her husband about his cheating. Amber Seymore’s mother found the bodies of her daughter and son-in-law in their bedroom lying on the floor and ran outside calling 911 and flagging down a motorist driving by who was Matt Taylor heading to work. Amber Seymore’s mother pleaded Matt Taylor to go inside the home because her son-in-law, Robert Seymore, was not supposed to be there. She told him I think he shot her. So then he said who shot her? Where is he? Is he still in there? Does he still have a gun?” Not knowing what he would see, he went inside the couple’s home where he first found their two year old toddler as he was going up the stairs, she was coming out of the kitchen. As he made his way upstairs, he found the tragic murder suicide scene. At the time they were in the process of getting a divorce. The day after Thanksgiving, Mrs Amber Seymore called police to file a domestic violence complaint. She notified police that she had found out that her husband was cheating on her and that she planned to confront him about it, but feared for her safety. She said her husband and two of her children would soon be returning home. And she would be kicking him out of the house when he gets there. She asked for a police officer to park in the street outside the house for his return, as he did not know she had found out about the affair. She also told police there were a lot of guns in the house. Police sent an officer to the area, but did not hear from Mrs Seymore again that day. The Seymore’s had moved from California to North Carolina and had been living in North Carina for eighteen months. Robert had served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. Robert and Amber Seymore had three young children, Robert Seymore, Alexandra Seymore, and Abigail Seymore. Two older children, ages 6 and 8, were in elementary school at the time of the shooting. Memorial contributions may be made to Seymore Children’s Fund, c/o Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Rd. Raleigh, NC 27606.
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