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Austin Fisher, aged 30, has been detained concerning a tragic incident on Exodus Way that resulted in the deaths of two men and a woman due to a stabbing.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office disclosed on Friday that a 30-year-old individual has been apprehended in relation to a fatal triple stabbing that occurred in Jacksonville.
On Thursday, Austin Fisher was arrested after a prolonged standoff involving SWAT and the JSO’s Community Problem Response Unit. He is now facing charges of three counts of second-degree murder, alongside an armed robbery charge tied to the incident, as indicated by jail documentation.
Authorities revealed that Fisher was discovered hiding in a motel situated in the Normandy Village area.
At approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, a resident on Exodus Way contacted 911, reporting that a man was persistently knocking at his front door.
What happened?
Around 3 a.m. on Thursday, JSO said a neighbor on Exodus Way called 911 saying a man was knocking on his front door.
When officers arrived, JSO said they found 49-year-old Edwin Barber on the front porch of a home with a stab wound to his chest.
Officers learned that Barber had been stabbed at his home down the street and ran to his neighbor’s house for help.
Once officers went to Barber’s house, JSO said they found a woman, identified as 27-year-old Savannah Barber, inside a bedroom with multiple stab wounds.
While continuing to canvass the neighborhood, JSO said officers found another man, identified as 37-year-old Shad Cole, with multiple stab wounds on the porch of another home.
Cole and Savannah Barber reportedly died before they could receive medical attention, according to JSO, while Edwin Barber died at a local hospital.
