The 911 call was made by Doby’s stepfather, St. Cloud police officer Claude Campbell, Jr, who told the dispatcher Doby had “passed out” due to a long-standing heart problem, but did not indicate that she had been shot.
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The mother was asleep when she heard someone enter her home late Tuesday, St. Cloud police Sgt. Denise Roberts said Wednesday. She fired a shot as the “intruder” approached, but later learned that person was her daughter. She then discovered the person was her 27-year-old daughter.
The daughter died in hospital.
He said it was determined they could lead the investigation since this was not an officer-involved shooting and the gun was privately owned.
Doby had been visiting for the holidays when the shooting took place, police said Wednesday.
The victim’s mother also works as an Osceola County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatcher.
St. Cloud police said the homeowner’s story is consistent with physical evidence.
St Cloud police are not releasing the name of the mother or the daughter, as another member of the household serves in law enforcement.
Ashley Doby/via Twitter Ashley Doby, 27, was shot and killed by her mother Sherry Campbell in St. Cloud, Fla., after Campbell believed there was an intruder in the house.
“It probably wouldn’t hurt to have someone else take a look at it, just to make sure there weren’t discrepancies that weren’t covered, that’s all”, resident Paul Thompson said. “It’s usually very quiet”. He is now on administrative leave for family medical reasons.
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This is not the first time in Central Florida where a relative has been mistaken as an intruder in a fatal shooting.
