Couple Had Just Moved in Together When Friend Got ‘Unusual and Worrying’ Call. A Welfare Check Revealed the Horror

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• Lily Z. Yard, 27, was shot in the head on Feb. 22, according to police.

• His partner, Jordan M. Rouff, 40, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

• The couple was in an on-again, off-again relationship, according to police

Last week, a Florida woman was found dead after a friend told police she had received an alarming phone call.

Lily Z. Yard, 27, was found dead in her home in Sarasota, Florida, on February 22. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office he said in a press release last week.

According to the statement, Yard’s partner, 40-year-old Jordan M. Rouff, was found to be injured as a result of a gunshot wound that police determined was self-inflicted.

Rouff was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.

Yard was shot in the head, according to police. Rouff also shot himself in the head.

Investigators said the couple was in an on-again, off-again relationship and had recently started living together.

Earlier on the day of the incident, a concerned individual requested a welfare check on the couple after receiving a call from friends who made “unusual and alarming” comments, the sheriff’s department said.

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It was not immediately clear whether the call the concerned friend received was from the Yard or Rouff.

Police did not specify the reason behind the murders. They are investigating the issue internally. FOX 13 And Tampa Bay 28.

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