A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy was found shot inside her burning home Sunday after she didn’t show up for work, hanno detto le autorità.
Il vice è stato identificato come Savanna Puckett, 22 anni, vice pattuglia, who had been with the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office for four years, un dichiarazione from the agency said.
After Puckett did not report to her assigned shift for roll call Sunday afternoon, a deputy went to her residence in the city of Springfield and found her home ablaze, diceva la dichiarazione.
The responding deputy “attempted to make entry into the home” ma lo era “unable due to the extent of the fire,” diceva la dichiarazione.
After the fire department arrived and entered the home, Puckett was found shot and pronounced dead at the scene, diceva la dichiarazione.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate, ha detto l'ufficio dello sceriffo.
“Words cannot express the sadness and grief that Savanna’s family and her Sheriff’s Office family are facing right now,” Sheriff Michael Van Dyke said. “This is a tragedy that we are processing minute by minute. Please keep Savanna, la sua famiglia, and the Sheriff’s Office in your thoughts and prayers.”
Robertson County is located north of Nashville along the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
