LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WKMG) – A call to a Florida sheriff’s office to report a missing person quickly turned into a death investigation.
The victim’s daughter arrived at the Lake County home Wednesday in search of her mother.
Deputies started investigating Wednesday night and found a bullet hole through the victim’s passenger-side window with blood inside.
When deputies searched the vehicle, they found the missing woman dead in the rear hatchback area under a blanket.
The sheriff’s office said they learned from the victim’s family members and neighbors that the woman had an ongoing dispute with the man next door over property lines.
A call to a sheriff’s office to report a missing person quickly turned into a death investigation.
Deputies said the next-door neighbor then became a suspect. His truck was still in the driveway, but when law enforcement tried to contact him inside the home, they did not get a response.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and called in a SWAT team.
When SWAT went inside, deputies found the man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the sheriff’s office.
Neighbors described the neighborhood as a quiet community.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately identify the suspect or victim.
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