• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
MENUMENU
MENUMENU
  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • FlaglerLive Board of Directors
    • Comment Policy
    • Mission Statement
    • Our Values
    • Privacy Policy
  • Live Calendar
  • Submit Obituary
  • Submit an Event
  • Support FlaglerLive
  • Advertise on FlaglerLive (386) 503-3808
  • Search Results

FlaglerLive

No Bull, no Fluff, No Smudges

MENUMENU
  • Flagler
    • Flagler County Commission
    • Beverly Beach
    • Economic Development Council
    • Flagler History
    • Mondex/Daytona North
    • The Hammock
    • Tourist Development Council
  • Palm Coast
    • Palm Coast City Council
    • Palm Coast Crime
  • Bunnell
    • Bunnell City Commission
    • Bunnell Crime
  • Flagler Beach
    • Flagler Beach City Commission
    • Flagler Beach Crime
  • Cops/Courts
    • Circuit & County Court
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • Federal Courts
    • Flagler 911
    • Fire House
    • Flagler County Sheriff
    • Flagler Jail Bookings
    • Traffic Accidents
  • Rights & Liberties
    • Fourth Amendment
    • First Amendment
    • Privacy
    • Second Amendment
    • Seventh Amendment
    • Sixth Amendment
    • Sunshine Law
    • Third Amendment
    • Religion & Beliefs
    • Human Rights
    • Immigration
    • Labor Rights
    • 14th Amendment
    • Civil Rights
  • Schools
    • Adult Education
    • Belle Terre Elementary
    • Buddy Taylor Middle
    • Bunnell Elementary
    • Charter Schools
    • Daytona State College
    • Flagler County School Board
    • Flagler Palm Coast High School
    • Higher Education
    • Imagine School
    • Indian Trails Middle
    • Matanzas High School
    • Old Kings Elementary
    • Rymfire Elementary
    • Stetson University
    • Wadsworth Elementary
    • University of Florida/Florida State
  • Economy
    • Jobs & Unemployment
    • Business & Economy
    • Development & Sprawl
    • Leisure & Tourism
    • Local Business
    • Local Media
    • Real Estate & Development
    • Taxes
  • Commentary
    • The Conversation
    • Pierre Tristam
    • Diane Roberts
    • Guest Columns
    • Byblos
    • Editor's Blog
  • Culture
    • African American Cultural Society
    • Arts in Palm Coast & Flagler
    • Books
    • City Repertory Theatre
    • Flagler Auditorium
    • Flagler Playhouse
    • Flagler Youth Orchestra
    • Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    • Palm Coast Arts Foundation
    • Special Events
  • Elections 2024
    • Amendments and Referendums
    • Presidential Election
    • Campaign Finance
    • City Elections
    • Congressional
    • Constitutionals
    • Courts
    • Governor
    • Polls
    • Voting Rights
  • Florida
    • Federal Politics
    • Florida History
    • Florida Legislature
    • Florida Legislature
    • Ron DeSantis
  • Health & Society
    • Flagler County Health Department
    • Ask the Doctor Column
    • Health Care
    • Health Care Business
    • Covid-19
    • Children and Families
    • Medicaid and Medicare
    • Mental Health
    • Poverty
    • Violence
  • All Else
    • Daily Briefing
    • Americana
    • Obituaries
    • News Briefs
    • Weather and Climate
    • Wildlife

Murder-Suicide Update: Shooting Took Place Saturday, According to Autopsy Results

March 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

David and Terry Sharp's garage, where they spent a lot of their leisure time. (© FlaglerLive)

A Palm Coast couple found dead in their home Sunday by neighbors died Saturday evening according to the Medical Examiner’s office’s autopsy completed Tuesday.


Click On:

  • Murder-Suicide Shakes Community on Barkwood Lane in Northern Palm Coast
  • Autopsies To be Conducted Tuesday In Murder-Suicide; No Note Left Behind


David and Terry Sharp of 21 Barkwood Lane were 52 and 54, respectively. Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement classify the incident as a murder-suicide. The case remains open pending toxicology test results: three prescription or non-prescription drug containers were found strewn alongside the Sharp’s driveway when police arrived at the scene Sunday. There’s no explanation yet for those containers, which looked as if they’d been thrown there.

The Medical Examiner found that Terry Sharp died from two gunshots wounds, one in the chest and one in the head. David Sharp died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The time of death has been placed at 5 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The bodies were in the house, with two dogs still alive, for almost 24 hours before police were called to the scene, when neighbors called 911.

A .12 gauge shotgun was recovered at the scene. The detectives have reported that is appears David Sharp shot his wife and then turned the shotgun on himself. No notes were found.

Support FlaglerLive's End of Year Fundraiser
Thank you readers for getting us to--and past--our year-end fund-raising goal yet again. It’s a bracing way to mark our 15th year at FlaglerLive. Our donors are just a fraction of the 25,000 readers who seek us out for the best-reported, most timely, trustworthy, and independent local news site anywhere, without paywall. FlaglerLive is free. Fighting misinformation and keeping democracy in the sunshine 365/7/24 isn’t free. Take a brief moment, become a champion of fearless, enlightening journalism. Any amount helps. We’re a 501(c)(3) non-profit news organization. Donations are tax deductible.  
You may donate openly or anonymously.
We like Zeffy (no fees), but if you prefer to use PayPal, click here.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. DC says

    March 23, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    This is Sad, I kinda knew david ( but i never knew his name ) He was a Customer of Mine down at the Kangaroo, He Used to Come in every 2 weeks getting a Carton a Smokes… When he came in the Store, He Seemed Full of Life and Happy…

  2. jennifer digeronimo says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    My parents live behind them and the time they have is wrong. The gunshots were heard sunday am between 9 and 10 am . My heart goes out to the family.

  3. Peggy says

    March 23, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    For the life of me this is just outrageous. I am David’s niece and I speak on behalf of myself and my mother, god rest her sole. There is no way this is right. Something else is going on there. David was the most caring, loving, most respective person. This does not portray him in anyway and will not be remembered for this. He is remember as he was, which was nothing short of great. I send all my thoughts to Terry’s family, for which I knew her only a little but I knew that they were absolutely wonderful and happy together. This is outrageous I say again for anyone that knew him. I love you uncle David and you are remembered as a wonderful father, uncle, brother, and son. Prayers, thoughts and love to all affected by this terrible tragedy.

  4. Char says

    March 24, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    Peggy, I am Terry’s Sister, Char, and have known David since 1996 when the 2 of them first started dating. in the almost 13 years they had been married I had never seen or heard of Dave being cruel to anyone..much less Terry Lynn. He adored her and to all of our family David was her knight in shining armor. We adored him. Something we do not know about had to be so unbearable for David that he momentarily lost it, snapped and in an instant made a couple of drastic decisions and carried them out. I am afraid we may never know exactly what happened. I am so sorry for your loss! Char Granger DeLoach

  5. Michelle says

    March 25, 2011 at 1:12 am

    Jennifer, I find it interesting that your parents heard the gunshots, but did not call 911. This is the reason why Palm Coast is falling apart. People call 911 because a cat is meowing next door, but they don’t call when they hear a shot gun go off…THREE TIMES. And, I really doubt the medical examiners time of death is off by over 24 hours.

  6. jennifer digeronimo says

    March 25, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Michelle who said that a call was not made. You should not assume things. first get the facts………

  7. Neighbor says

    March 25, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    Peggy: If you feel something else is going on, then by all means, pursue it. Gut instincts are usually right. Seems like there are an awful lof of unusual deaths in Flagler County that are simply labeled “murder-suicide”, case closed.

  8. Joe A. says

    March 26, 2011 at 5:55 am

    Jennifer, did the detectives interview your parents? They may be able to offer insight into the case. After all you are coming forward with new evidence. You may have just opened up a new lead…

  9. Writeminded says

    March 26, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    Maybe the gun shot that was heard in the morning was David shooting himself, and he had shot the wife the evening before. It says that the police were called in the a.m., so that was probably the neighbors reacting to the sound of the gun shot. Either way, it’s very sad.

  10. jennifer digeronimo says

    March 26, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    for all that want to know all important info was given to the proper authorities

  11. Joe A. says

    March 27, 2011 at 12:37 am

    I find it interesting that there could be conflicting information. Neighbors stories dont seem to be matching as far as times. Its a shame everyone needs to put their two sense in. Let these souls rest.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Conner Bosch law attorneys lawyers offices palm coast flagler county
  • grand living realty
  • politis matovina attorneys for justice personal injury law auto truck accidents

Primary Sidebar

  • grand living realty
  • politis matovina attorneys for justice personal injury law auto truck accidents

Recent Comments

  • Ray W, on The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • Ray on Reversing Planning Board’s Decision, Palm Coast Council Approves 100,000-Sq.-Ft. Storage Facility on Pine Lakes Pkwy
  • Steve on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • Mike on Reversing Planning Board’s Decision, Palm Coast Council Approves 100,000-Sq.-Ft. Storage Facility on Pine Lakes Pkwy
  • Sherry on The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 18, 2025
  • polysci on Reversing Planning Board’s Decision, Palm Coast Council Approves 100,000-Sq.-Ft. Storage Facility on Pine Lakes Pkwy
  • JimboXYZ on Reversing Planning Board’s Decision, Palm Coast Council Approves 100,000-Sq.-Ft. Storage Facility on Pine Lakes Pkwy
  • Fernando Melendez on Palm Coast Council’s Charles Gambaro Calls Norris Lawsuit Against Him ‘Frivolous’ and Mayor’s Conduct an ‘Abdication’
  • Dennis C Rathsam on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • JimboXYZ on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • JimboXYZ on Marineland Mayor Gary Inks Dies at 79; Had Led Career in Resort and Dolphin Attraction Marketing
  • Shark on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • Atwp on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • ric Santo on Flagler Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Warns of a Different Disaster Ahead: the Vanishing of FEMA Money
  • Sherry on The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • The dude on Here’s What Makes the Most Dynamic and Sustainable Cities

Log in