Fla. Man Fatally Shot Sister in Convenience Store Where She Worked Before Turning Gun on Himself

Police reportedly said the siblings got into an argument before the brother opened fire

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  • Police in Apopka, Fla., say a man fatally shot his sister at a convenience store where she worked before dying by suicide following an argument
  • The suspect was reportedly identified as Ezra Swift, while his sister was identified as Schenita Swift
  • “That actually took me back a bit, the murder-suicide thing,” Ezra’s daughter, Ezaria, told WKMG. “I didn’t know for them to be struggling with anything.”

A Florida man fatally shot his sister in the convenience store where she worked before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide.

The Apopka Police Department said the shooting occurred at Griffin General Store on Feb. 6 and involved two adult siblings.

“Investigators determined that the suspect fatally shot his sister before subsequently taking his own life,” the police department said. “Evidence collected at the scene, witness statements, and forensic findings confirm that this was an isolated domestic violence incident between family members.”…

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