Shooting Leaves 1 Sister Dead, Another Wounded In Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say one sister was shot and killed and another was wounded in an apparent act of domestic violence in Florida.

Police in Jacksonville say the boyfriend of 32-year-old Christina Ashlee Rucker is wanted in Tuesday’s fatal shooting, which also wounded her sister, 28-year-old Lisa Rucker. Police say the three got into an altercation before the shooting occurred.

Family members told the Florida Times Union that Christina Rucker was in a longterm abusive relationship with her boyfriend, 32-year-old Chad Olan Absher.

Investigators confirmed Absher is a suspect in the shooting. The couple has an 8-year-old son who witnessed the violence.