A Sanford family’s dispute turned deadly on the evening of February 3, 2026, when the household’s patriarch, Bill Toth, was shot in the home he shared with his wife Carol Toth, their daughter Jennifer Simon, and her husband, Shaun Simon. Deputies from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office found paramedics administering aid; Toth was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

During an argument on the night of the shooting, Bill allegedly slapped his wife; that act was witnessed by his son-in-law, 42-year-old Shaun Simon. Simon then retrieved a firearm and fatally shot Toth.

Simon was taken into custody, reportedly admitted to the killing, and was charged with first-degree premeditated murder. He made an initial court appearance the next day and was ordered held without bond; arraignment is scheduled for a later date. The investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the Sanford area know the Toth family or witness events in the Lake Markham Woods neighborhood that night?