Victoria Brown, 58, was found dead in her Cape Coral home on June 1, 2016. The Cape Coral Police Department identified the cause of death as a gunshot wound. The discovery came from a normally quiet block in the 2900 block of SE 8th Place, where neighbors said the family had last been seen at a Memorial Day barbecue.

Victoria’s husband, Vernon Brown Jr., a former Deputy First Class with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office who resigned in 1999, was taken into custody for questioning soon after the body was found. He was not immediately arrested and left the scene with family members; police said there was no ongoing danger. Officers executed a search warrant and conducted a lengthy evidence search while keeping a presence at the scene and closing the road to traffic.

Investigators continued to interview Vernon and other potential witnesses, but authorities did not disclose specifics about where the shooting occurred and no formal charges were announced at the time. What details about the timeline of events inside the home remain unclear?