Yvonne Abernethy, 25, was fatally shot outside her St. Petersburg apartment at the Reserve at Lake Point, 5640 Lynn Lake Dr. S., on June 18, 2024. The shooting happened shortly before 6 a.m. in the hallway outside the unit she shared with her father, Wendell Abernethy, and his girlfriend, Princess Ellis. Wendell reported waking to gunshots and finding his daughter on the ground with blood pooling; he immediately knew she was dead.

Investigators documented a history of domestic violence between Abernethy and her ex-boyfriend Jerome Isom. Abernethy had moved in with her father to escape the alleged abuse and had filed for emergency protection, with a final hearing scheduled the day after her death. Security footage from the complex captured the shooter entering the shared breezeway; a security guard, Brice Hayes, said the footage showed the perpetrator. Jerome Isom, 36, was identified as the suspect and has been indicted for first-degree murder. He was in custody in Miami-Dade County on unrelated charges after an arrest on June 20 and is to be extradited to Pinellas County to face the murder charge.

Yvonne is survived by her father Wendell, her sister Umunique Carter, and other family members. Does anyone with knowledge of the Reserve at Lake Point complex or Yvonne’s movements that morning have information to share?