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Penny Lucas

Case from Tallahassee, FL dated Jan 25, 2024

Victim Details

Penny Lucas

Female

White / Caucasian

Tallahassee

FL

2024-01-25

51

Penny

Lucas

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/28/2026

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On January 25, 2024, deputies from the Leon County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at a residence on Gateshead Circle in Tallahassee, Florida. Upon entry, they discovered the bodies of 51-year-old African American female Penny Lucas and her husband, 62-year-old John Lucas Jr. Penny Lucas had died from a gunshot wound, while John Lucas Jr. was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is being investigated as a domestic ...
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  • https://www.wctv.tv: Identities, new details emerge in Leon County death investigation believed to be murder-suicide
  • Tallahassee murder of Penny Lucas a domestic violence wakeup call
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