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St. Johns County Fire Department lieutenant and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide: SJCO

St. John’s County, Florida. – A St. Johns County Fire Department lieutenant and his wife were found dead in their home after what the sheriff’s office said was a murder-suicide.

Shawn Yarbrough and his wife Andrea Yarbrough were found shot to death at their residence in the Entrada neighborhood on County Road 207 near Wildwood Drive around 9:20 p.m. Thursday evening.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the shooting and autopsies were performed.

The SJSO ruled Andrea Yarbrough’s death a homicide and Shawn Yarbrough’s death a suicide.

A neighbor told News4JAX the couple’s children were not home at the time of the shooting.

Another neighbor said nice things about the couple and said he was shocked to learn what had happened.

“They’re really nice, really laid back people. Just really genuine people. I didn’t know them that well,” the neighbor said. “It’s crazy to think that something like this happened.”

The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still being investigated.

The sheriff’s office believes this was a “tragic isolated incident.”

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