Gilles Ballay and Giselle Ballay died in Port St. Lucie, FL, murder suicide, Police say couple marital issues led to deaths

Gilles Ballay and Giselle Ballay Death: Port St. Lucie Police identified the couple who passed away in murder-suicide over the weekend as Gilles Ballay and Giselle Ballay. Port St. Lucie Police rushed to the 5400 block of NW Cromey Street after reports of gunshots shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday.

When they got there, officers found the former Real Estate Broker Associate at Atlantic Shores Realty Expertise ERA Powered and her husband 52-year-old Giselle Ballay, dead in their bedroom. Preliminary investigations determined that Giselle shot his wife Gilles multiple times while she was sleeping before turning the gun on himself.

“It revealed basically that they’ve been having some marital issues, talk about divorce. Around 1:30 in the morning, we believe that the suspect, Mr. Ballay had contact with the two 16-year-olds, basically telling them to go to bed because they had church in the morning,” Port St. Lucie Police Richard Del Toro said.

According to reports, the investigators identified the two teens as the couple’s daughter and her friend who was visiting from out of town. Police said the two were unharmed from the shooting. Gilles Ballay’s obituary and funeral arrangements will be released by the family.