Photo: Mat Hayward/GettyTwo Florida neighbors were found dead after a months-long fight over a floodlight ended in an apparent murder-suicide.On Monday afternoon, Lake County deputies responded to a shooting at a Paisley residence. Upon arrival, they found Timothy Patch, 59, dead in his driveway.The body of his neighbor, 61-year-old Eric Hilderbrandt, was found in his own backyard. He was “sitting in a chair deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Lt. Fred Jones with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said,theOrlando Sentinelreports.“All I know is I went out the side door, I heard bang, bang, bang three times,” Gary Moran, who lives across the street,told WESH.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Jones said the pair had been fighting since October over a floodlight Patch installed outside his home. Hilderbrandt complained the light was too bright and was shining into his bedroom,WFLA reports.Hilderbrandt is believed to have shot Patch before returning to his yard, where he fatally shot himself.“This is something that’s been going on since October and I guess today it just finally came to a clash,” Jones said, WESH reports.According to Moran, the pair had been living beside each other for less than a year. Hilderbrandt lived with his sister, who was home at the time but not injured.If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Photo: Mat Hayward/Getty
Two Florida neighbors were found dead after a months-long fight over a floodlight ended in an apparent murder-suicide.On Monday afternoon, Lake County deputies responded to a shooting at a Paisley residence. Upon arrival, they found Timothy Patch, 59, dead in his driveway.The body of his neighbor, 61-year-old Eric Hilderbrandt, was found in his own backyard. He was “sitting in a chair deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Lt. Fred Jones with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said,theOrlando Sentinelreports.“All I know is I went out the side door, I heard bang, bang, bang three times,” Gary Moran, who lives across the street,told WESH.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Jones said the pair had been fighting since October over a floodlight Patch installed outside his home. Hilderbrandt complained the light was too bright and was shining into his bedroom,WFLA reports.Hilderbrandt is believed to have shot Patch before returning to his yard, where he fatally shot himself.“This is something that’s been going on since October and I guess today it just finally came to a clash,” Jones said, WESH reports.According to Moran, the pair had been living beside each other for less than a year. Hilderbrandt lived with his sister, who was home at the time but not injured.If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Two Florida neighbors were found dead after a months-long fight over a floodlight ended in an apparent murder-suicide.
On Monday afternoon, Lake County deputies responded to a shooting at a Paisley residence. Upon arrival, they found Timothy Patch, 59, dead in his driveway.
The body of his neighbor, 61-year-old Eric Hilderbrandt, was found in his own backyard. He was “sitting in a chair deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Lt. Fred Jones with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said,theOrlando Sentinelreports.
“All I know is I went out the side door, I heard bang, bang, bang three times,” Gary Moran, who lives across the street,told WESH.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Jones said the pair had been fighting since October over a floodlight Patch installed outside his home. Hilderbrandt complained the light was too bright and was shining into his bedroom,WFLA reports.
Hilderbrandt is believed to have shot Patch before returning to his yard, where he fatally shot himself.
“This is something that’s been going on since October and I guess today it just finally came to a clash,” Jones said, WESH reports.
According to Moran, the pair had been living beside each other for less than a year. Hilderbrandt lived with his sister, who was home at the time but not injured.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
