Dec 27, 2020 9:25 AM Daytona Beach, FL - Detectives say a woman reportedly shot and killed her boyfriend after he raised a tomahawk over her as she was lying in bed late Christmas Eve. The Volusia Sheriff s Office (VSO) responded to a San Jose Boulevard home just before midnight on Christmas Eve. There, deputies met with the 59-year-old woman who told investigators that she grabbed a gun that was next to the bed and shot her boyfriend, 60-year-old Troy Sorrell, in self-defense. According to the woman, she was in fear Sorrell was about to strike her with a tomahawk he held over his head. While they were at the scene, deputies found the gun, a shell casing and a tomahawk with an approximately 2-foot handle. VSO also reports that the woman had an injunction against Sorrell from 2015 until January 2020. The Sheriff s Office conducted a well-being check at the home after the woman said Sorrell was wearing military gear and carrying around a gun. No one was injured in t
A Florida woman told authorities that she fatally shot her boyfriend in self-defense on Christmas Eve when he raised a tomahawk over her as she was lying in bed
A Florida woman shot and killed her boyfriend Thursday night when she found him with a tomahawk raised above her while she was lying in bed, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. Jill Fritch, 59, told deputies that she grabbed a gun next to the bed and shot Troy Sorrell, 60, in self-defense, according to Volusia […]
Woman kills live-in boyfriend after tomahawk incident, says it was self-defense
59-year-old woman isn’t facing charges, according to Sheriff’s Office
Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group
Published:
Tags:
Police lights (Pexels stock image)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Daytona Beach woman told police she was in bed late Christmas Eve when her live-in boyfriend raised a tomahawk over her so she shot the man to death, she told detectives.
Authorities with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office are now investigating. Deputies were called to the home, on San Jose Boulevard, about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release.