Wednesday, December 30, 2015
ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — A woman fatally shot by her mother in central Florida after being mistaken for an intruder had been visiting for the holidays, police said today.
The mother was asleep when she heard someone enter her home late Tuesday, St. Cloud police Sgt. Denise Roberts said today. The mother told police she heard footsteps approaching quickly so she fired a single shot.
She then discovered the person was her 27-year-old daughter, according to a news release from police. The daughter had been visiting from North Carolina and didn't live in the home, Roberts said.
The daughter was taken to a hospital where she died. The mother also was taken to a hospital for treatment.
St. Cloud police officials said the mother is a 911 dispatcher for Osceola County and her husband is a St. Cloud police corporal. The Associated Press isn't naming the family members because of the husband's past work as an undercover narcotics officer, as well as the fact that no criminal charges have been filed.
Detectives were investigating the case but say the mother's story matches the evidence so far.