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Lily Z. Yard, 27, was shot in the head on Feb. 22, according to police
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Her partner, Jordan M. Rouff, 40, died from a gunshot wound to the head
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The couple had an on-again, off-again relationship, according to police
Last week, a Florida woman was found dead after a friend told police she received a concerning phone call.
Lily Z. Yard, 27, was found dead in her home in Sarasota, Florida, on February 22, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a press statement last week.
Yarde’s partner, Jordan M. Rouff, 40, was found with a gunshot wound that police determined was self-inflicted, the statement said.
Roof was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to police, Yarde was shot in the head. Roof also shot himself in the head.
Investigators said the couple had an on-again, off-again relationship and had recently moved in together.
The Sheriff’s Department said a concerned officer requested a welfare check on the couple earlier in the day after receiving a call from a friend who made “unusual and concerning” comments.
Lily Z Yard.
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It was unclear whether the call the concerned friend received was from Yarde or Roof.
Police did not indicate a motive behind the killing. FOX 13 and Tampa Bay 28 reported they are investigating the incident as a domestic incident.
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