Florida woman kills boyfriend who threatened her with tomahawk
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.[AP] – A Florida woman said she killed her boyfriend in self-defense Christmas Eve when he threatened her with a tomahawk, according to authorities.
Jill Fritch said she was lying in bed when her boyfriend raised a tomahawk over her. In response, she grabbed a gun and fatally shot Troy Sorrel because she said she was afraid he would attack her. She said the tomahawk had a 2-foot handle.
Fritch is not facing any charges while the investigation continues, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
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 […]