Crime & Safety
Homicide Detectives Issue Preliminary Ruling in Brandon Deaths
The bodies of a man and his live-in girlfriend were found in a detached apartment behind a home on Coulter Road in Brandon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Troy Shannon, 47, fatally shot his live-in girlfriend, Sherrie Boyd, 44, then turned the gun on himself, according to a preliminary ruling reported by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Homicide detectives said they believe the murder-suicide occurred some time Dec. 30-31, at 506 Coulter Road, off Bryan Road in Brandon.
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Shannon and Boyd reportedly lived in a detached apartment behind his parents' home.
Deputies initially responded to the home Thursday, Jan. 3, at around 7:15 p.m., after Shannon's parents returned home and discovered the bodies, according to the report.
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