Susan Avalon is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend, Timothy Fletcher, in Tampa, and her ex-husband, David Scott, in Bradenton on the same day.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty for the woman accused of shooting and killing her two ex-partners on the same day in December.
Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against 51-year-old Susan Avalon for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, 55-year-old Timothy Fletcher, in Tampa.
Avalon is also accused of killing her ex-husband, 54-year-old David Scott, on the same day, although that case will be prosecuted separately in Manatee County.
To seek the death penalty, prosecutors have to identify aggravating factors under Florida law. In this case, the State Attorney’s Office says, those factors include:
that the crime was committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner;that it was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel;that it happened during the commission of a burglary andthat the defendant was involved in a contemporaneous violent felony.
“While our case focuses on one victim here in Hillsborough County, we know this tragedy did not end with one life. Two families are grieving, and we are committed to seeking justice while standing with everyone impacted by this senseless violence,” State Attorney Suzy Lopez said in a statement.
Avalon is set to appear in court for a status hearing on July 9.
Susan Avalon accused of murdering her 2 ex-partners on the same day
Investigators said the murders took place on Dec. 17, 2025.
Manatee County deputies first responded around 3 p.m. to a home on Chatum Light Run in Bradenton, where they found 54-year-old David Scott suffering from two gunshot wounds. He died from his injuries.
Sheriff Rick Wells said that Avalon had approached the door with food from Panera Bread, disguising herself as a food delivery driver, before she started firing a gun as soon as the door opened.
Scott’s death prompted Manatee County deputies to contact Tampa police to conduct a welfare check at the home of Avalon’s ex-boyfriend, Timothy Fletcher.
Officers said they arrived at his home on Frierson Avenue to find the back door glass shattered and Fletcher dead inside from a gunshot wound.
According to the State Attorney’s Office, witnesses reported seeing Avalon and her car in a driveway near the home around the time of the shooting. Investigators also reportedly found several pieces of evidence they say connected Avalon to the murder.