The tragedy that unfolded at Sheetal's residence at Cobb County in Georgia, USA, on the night of July 7 also led to her son, Jason, getting shot.

The tragedy that unfolded at Sheetal's residence at Cobb County in Georgia, USA, on the night of July 7 also led to her son, Jason, getting shot.

The tragedy that unfolded at Sheetal's residence at Cobb County in Georgia, USA, on the night of July 7 also led to her son, Jason, getting shot.

The death of Indian-origin woman Sheetal Wrzesien in the US after gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband, Kirk, has sparked interest in the techie's life.

The tragedy that unfolded at the couple's residence at Cobb County in Georgia, USA, on the night of July 7 (local time), also led to her son, Jason, getting shot.

While it is not yet known whether Jason survived his gunshot wound, 57-year-old Sheetal did not.

The police arrested Kirk on Tuesday itself, preventing any further deaths after an alleged domestic dispute led to both Jason and Sheetal getting shot.

The police are have now charged Kirk with murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of illegally possessing a firearm while committing a crime.

He is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center as they determine how the alleged domestic dispute led to the murder.

What we know about Sheetal

An alumnus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Sheetal went on to serve on the advisory board for the Georgia Tech College of Computing.

She also claims to be the co-inventor of two software patents, as per her LinkedIn profile.

It added that the 57-year-old had been most recently working at GoTo Foods, a multi-channel food service platform that owns food chains like Cinnabon and Auntie Annie's.

Employed since 2025 in a technical capacity—as the company's senior director heading digital platforms at GoTo Foods—Sheetal is reportedly not new to the tech business.

After spending nearly a decade at the helm of the technology, engineering, and customer support sectors at home improvement retailer Home Depot, she also reportedly spent years at Google, where she worked with the use of AI/ML in marketing tech, Content Management Systems (CMSs), and Customer Relationship Management (CRMs).