NewsTragedy in Florida: Firefighter kills wife, then himself

Tragedy in Florida: Firefighter kills wife, then himself

A firefighter killed his wife and then took his own life. Shock in the USA
A firefighter killed his wife and then took his own life. Shock in the USA
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Jakub Artych

25 June 2024 08:16

A firefighter from Florida killed his new wife and then committed suicide. Shawn Yarbrough and his wife Andrea had four children. The murdered woman’s mother said that Andrea loved her husband’s three sons from his previous relationship as if they were her own.

Lieutenant of the St. Johns County Fire Department, Shawn Yarbrough, shot his wife, 34-year-old Andrea Yarbrough, in their home in northeastern Florida.

Yarbrough then turned the gun on himself, and the officers found the couple dead in the upstairs bathroom. The shocking events occurred on the evening of June 13.

The couple, who had been married for one year, had a blended family of four children. As emphasized by Fox News, two weeks before her death, Andrea Yarbrough posted on Facebook, showing a picture of her work activity. They included over 3,000 calls per month.

This is why all of our significant others are exhausted and never functioning 100% at home - the woman explained.

Murder in the USA. Touching words from the mother

The murdered woman’s mother said that Andrea loved her husband’s three sons from his previous relationship as if they were her own. Andrea was the mother of an 11-year-old daughter from an earlier relationship.

She loved those boys and wanted the best for them - Andrea’s mother, Debbie Churchill, told Fox News Digital. - It’s all very confusing and hard right now. I can’t explain it. I don’t even know how. It’s something that no one can understand unless they've been through it - she added.

According to the Ruderman Family Foundation report, more rescuers die each year as a result of suicide than while on duty. According to the report by the non-profit organization FirstHelp, from 2016-2022, about 1,200 police officers and correctional officers in the USA committed suicide.

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