Jeffrey Simmons, 57, was found shot to death in a locker room at the American Golf Club in Vero Beach on the evening of February 19, 2024. A respected community leader and National Guard Sergeant Major, Simmons worked as a manager at the Vista Royale golf community and was described as a devoted husband and father. Neighbors reported an argument at the couple’s Vista Royale apartment around 5:30 p.m.; Simmons left in his golf cart and was followed by his live-in girlfriend, 49-year-old Donna Smith, who worked with him.

Smith called 911 at about 6:43 p.m. and said she had shot Simmons; deputies found Simmons inside with a single gunshot wound to the head and no weapon on or near him. Investigators say two rounds were fired from Smith’s 9mm Ruger — one struck Simmons and the other hit a wall — and they reported no signs of a struggle at either location and inconsistencies between Smith’s statements and the physical evidence. Smith was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, then held without bond; a judge later dropped the murder charge and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in the Vista Royale or American Golf Club community see Simmons or Smith together that evening or notice the golf cart after the apartment disturbance?