{"id":182856,"date":"2026-03-08T04:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182856\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T04:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:59:22","slug":"daughter-speaks-out-after-deputies-say-her-father-was-shot-killed-by-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182856\/","title":{"rendered":"Daughter speaks out after deputies say her father was shot, killed by ex-wife"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRADENTON, Fla. \u2014 A daughter of a Manatee County man is sharing more about her father after deputies say he was shot and killed by his ex-wife in December.<\/p>\n

Julia Scott said her father, David Scott, loved Heritage Harbour Park in Bradenton.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Daughter speaks out after deputies say her father was shot and killed by his ex-wife<\/p>\n

Daughter speaks out after deputies say her father was shot and killed by his ex-wife<\/p>\n

He often walked his two dogs, Sundae and Icee. <\/p>\n

“He use to walk around this park all the time. Every morning he’d get up at 6 a.m. and he’d walk around this park. We had two dogs, one is a German Shepard. He always wanted a German Shepard,” said Julia.<\/p>\n

Deputies said David was shot and killed in December by his ex-wife, Susan Avalon.<\/p>\n

Authorities said in a separate shooting, Avalon also shot and killed another ex in Tampa. <\/p>\n

Julia said Avalon is her biological mother, but she has not seen her in nearly a decade. <\/p>\n

Her father raised her and her siblings.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s been pretty rough cause he was pretty much the only parent we had, we never considered Susan our mother,” said Julia. <\/p>\n

Julia said her father was kind, caring and intelligent. He loved the beach and his favorite color was orange, just like a sunset. <\/p>\n

“I\u2019ll remember him as someone that I could always go to and that I knew had my back, and I could call about anything and go to about anything,” said Julia. <\/p>\n

Our I-Team dug into Avalon’s past. Court records showed Avalon owed Scott more than $40,000 in child support, but was unable to pay it. Records also indicated Avalon had a turbulent history with both exes. <\/p>\n

Julia said she plans to be at every court hearing in the future.<\/p>\n

“I want her to see, I’m not afraid of her anymore, and that I can sit there and look at her get the punishment she deserves,” said Julia.<\/p>\n

Julia is caring for her dad’s two dogs. A friend created a Spot Fund<\/a> to raise money online for her and her siblings.<\/p>\n

Avalon’s next court date is scheduled for March 26. <\/p>\n

She is facing a second-degree murder charge for the Manatee County shooting. She faces additional charges in Hillsborough County.<\/p>\n

She remains in the Manatee County jail.<\/p>\n

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