Sariah Dixon was a 19-year-old mother from Belleview, Florida who was found shot to death on November 6, 2017. Police were called about 8:30 a.m. for reports of a woman screaming and gunshots in the 5900 block of Southeast Front Road; officers discovered Dixon lying between the apartments with a fatal gunshot wound. This was Belleview’s first homicide in over five years.

Investigators identified the primary suspect as Dixon’s estranged boyfriend, 20-year-old Frank Friday. Court records show a pattern of domestic violence between them, including charges for battery, resisting an officer, stalking, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence by strangulation, and false imprisonment; many cases were dropped, often at Dixon’s request. Witnesses said a gray Impala left the complex the morning of the shooting and was soon after involved in a nearby crash. Deputies located a man identified as Frank Friday walking away from the crash; he had fled the scene after the shooting and later shot himself, landing in the hospital in critical condition.

The case highlights longstanding domestic violence and the limits of the protective measures that had been sought. If anyone knew Sariah or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.