Austin Fisher, 30, has been arrested in connection to a triple stabbing on Exodus Way that left two men and one woman dead.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly triple stabbing in Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
Austin Fisher was taken into custody on Thursday following an hourslong standoff with SWAT and JSO’s Community Problem Response Unit. He faces three second-degree murder charges in addition to an armed robbery charge in connection to the stabbing, according to jail records.
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JSO said Fisher was found hiding at a motel in the Normandy Village area.
What happened?
Around 3 a.m. on Thursday, JSO said a neighbor on Exodus Way called 911 saying a man was knocking on his front door.
When officers arrived, JSO said they found 49-year-old Edwin Barber on the front porch of a home with a stab wound to his chest.
Officers learned that Barber had been stabbed at his home down the street and ran to his neighbor’s house for help.
Once officers went to Barber’s house, JSO said they found a woman, identified as 27-year-old Savannah Barber, inside a bedroom with multiple stab wounds.
While continuing to canvass the neighborhood, JSO said officers found another man, identified as 37-year-old Shad Cole, with multiple stab wounds on the porch of another home.
Cole and Savannah Barber reportedly died before they could receive medical attention, according to JSO, while Edwin Barber died at a local hospital.