Livia Doirin, a 31-year-old Black woman from Fort Pierce, Florida, was found dead at a home on the 200 block of South 24th Street on the night of Saturday, December 14, 2024. Officers answered a 911 call from a child and discovered Doirin with obvious signs of trauma; she had suffered multiple gunshot and stab wounds. A handgun was found clutched in her hand.

While clearing the residence, police encountered 56-year-old Selma Jerome barricaded in a back bedroom with two children. Jerome made threats at officers, was heard cocking a gun and firing a single shot, then after negotiations released the children and surrendered. He was arrested and charged with numerous offenses including firearms violations, child neglect, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted murder of a police officer, and a firearm was recovered with him. No charges have been filed in connection with Doirin’s death.

Investigators described the death as suspicious and complex, said Jerome and Doirin were known to each other, and were still determining the nature of their relationship while processing evidence and awaiting final autopsy results. The family established a GoFundMe to help her four children and has called for justice. Does anyone have information that could help clarify what happened that night?