A deadly domestic violence case in Bradford County is prompting renewed concerns about whether Florida’s injunction system is sufficient to protect victims who follow every legal step available to them.
A man and a woman were found dead after a shooting early Thursday morning at a home in Starke. Deputies identified the victims as Rachel Kerr and her estranged husband, Loyd Alan Kerr.
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Court records show Rachel Kerr had an active injunction for protection against domestic violence and had repeatedly contacted law enforcement to report violations of that order. Investigators said she reported unwanted contact and accused her estranged husband of placing tracking devices on her vehicle. Deputies found probable cause in multiple cases.
“This has been an ongoing domestic violence-type of situation between the two; they were strange. She was going through all the right processes to prevent any further harm from him,” said Bradford County Chief Deputy Colonel Brad Smith…