The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update on the incident that occurred on Joe Hilton Street in Avon Park on Thursday night. Sheriff Blackman said in a video statement that deputies responded to the aforementioned location around 8:30 p.m.
At the scene, deputies found a 69-year-old male victim and a 69-year-old female victim suffering from serious injuries. The male victim informed deputies that Lindsay Glenn was deceased inside the victim’s home.
Sheriff’s Blackman says Glenn used a ruse to gain entry into the victim’s residence. Once inside the residence, he produced a firearm and shot the female victim in the face. The male victim armed himself with what authorities are describing as a 7-inch garden knife.
The female victim remains in stable condition at a trauma center. The male victim was treated at a local hospital and released.
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