In a somber event that unfolded this afternoon, Neptune Beach Police Department responded to a reported medical emergency on North Street. The unexpected tragedy involved a couple found deceased in their home, as made public by the department’s social media outlets. “At 3:17 PM The Neptune Beach Police Department responded to the 300 block of North Street in reference to medical emergency,” read a post from the Neptune Beach Police Department. Further details disclosed the presence of the couple’s dog, also found deceased.
Authorities were swift to involve the JSO Homicide Unit, Team 6, in what appeared to have been an initially indiscernible scene. Running parallel to the unfolding of this investigation, the District 4 Medical Examiner’s Office conducted their inquest into the cause of death. However, despite the inherent seriousness accompanying any untimely death, the preliminary conclusion held an absence of foul play. “At this time no foul play is involved and the preliminary investigation indicates the deaths were the result of an accident,” the Neptune Beach Police Department continued, delineating the perimeter of the calamity…